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Failure: The Blog 
July 2017
- Why Some Video Games Fail
- We Have The Internet Because of Fear of Failure
- The Mistake That Created The Whopper Jr.
June 2017
- Ben Schwartz Took Risks
- Robert Sternberg Failed His Psychology Class
- Sony Began With A Rice Cooker That Burned Rice
- Jay Coughlan Success Started With Prison
- Tai Lopez's Rags To Riches Story
May 2017
- Ways To Turn Those Failures Around
- Aaron Swenson Believes In Failure
- Scientific Discovery Requires Failure
- Millennials Need To Learn To Fail
- Gareth Edwards Feared Failure
April 2017
- Chocolate Shortage in WW2 Created Success
- Manufacturers Helped During The Great Depression
- General Electric's Joke Turned Into Success
- Swanson's Leftover Turkey Issue Brought Success
- Blister Packs Are Annoying. Also, They Save Lives.
March 2017
- The "Back To The Future" Script Was Rejected
- Ella Fitzgerald Often Forgot Lyrics
- City Looking For Talented Graffiti Artist
- Juan Jose Mendez Is A Survivor
- LaCroix's Tacky Label
February 2017
Sidney Poitier Was Told To “Go Wash Dishes”
Growing up poor in the Bahamas, Sidney Poitier had one dream which was to become an actor. He began his career with the American Negro Theatre in Harlem but wanted more. Even with that under his belt, he still hit resistance on his road to fame.
Poitier recalled in an interview with the Academy of Achievement just how difficult it was for him to reach his goals, especially because when he first started acting, he couldn’t read. He buckled down and really took the time to learn, albeit a bit slower than others. Poitier had an experience with a director when he tried out for one particular role on stage that changed his life. In fact, the man told him to just go get a job as a dishwasher instead!
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“And I realized then and there that what he said was his perception of my worth. He perceived me to be of no value beyond something that I could do with my hands. And while he was correct in his anger to characterize me that way, I was offended. I was offended deeply. And I said to myself, “I have to rectify that. I have to show him that he was wrong about me.”
Don’t be afraid to fail. Those who came before you failed first before they succeeded!
