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Failure: The Blog 
July 2018
- 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
- Superman Couldn't Fly
- This School Shares Failures
- Jim Croce's Parents Hoped He Would Fail
- McDonald's Turns A Cheater Into A Winner
- Snake Eyes Was Made To Save Money
February 2018
Ben Schwartz Took Risks
You may know Ben Schwartz from his days on “Parks & Recreation” or “House of Lies” but did you know he lied his way into an interview at MTV?
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Ben Schwartz told the story of lying about having an interview at Viacom and how his charisma helped him make it all the way to the hiring coordinator’s office. Unfortunately, he could only look on as his resume hit a big pile full of other hopeful employees. Needless to say, he didn’t leave with a job, but 15 years later he spoke to students about his road to fame and wanted to impart some very serious wisdom on them:
“I feel like when I was in college I was very hesitant to take risks,” Schwartz told The Setonian. “And just the idea of learning to take a risk and learning that it’s okay to fail, for me, was really important.”
Taking risks may end in failure but what matters is you tried at all!
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