Seek to Misconstrue + a
Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
Lady Gaga Wasn’t An Instant Success
Lady Gaga is one of the most popular pop icons. Her big hits reach the top of charts worldwide and her success has been consistently rising. Yet this singer didn’t become accomplished over night.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga now, was a classically trained pianist. She was determined from a young age to make it in the big time, getting her start at 14 years old by playing in New York bars.
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She abandoned her studies to fully immerse herself in her music and finally was picked up by famous artists to write their lyrics. Though she was signed to Def Jams records, Gaga was dropped from the label and then signed on with Interscope. Yet still, she met resistance by radio stations.
“They would say, ‘This is too racy, too dance-oriented, too underground. It’s not marketable.’ And I would say, ‘My name is Lady Gaga, I’ve been on the music scene for years, and I’m telling you, this is what’s next.’ And look…I was right.”
Sometimes, you will have to fail in order to succeed!
