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Failure: The Blog 
April 2018
- 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
- A Stolen Album Created Success
- The 1679 Habeas Corpus Act Passed Due To A Joke
- Changing The Print On A Box Saved Money
- George Washington Survived His Miserable Mother
- How Warehouse Stores Began
January 2018
- Reddit User Found Success Through Failure
- Remembering Famous Failures
- Mistake Or Genius Marketing?
- Waste From Our Eyes Lets Us See
- The Slinky Was Accidentally Created
December 2017
- Proceeding After A Failure
- An Elementary School Embraces Failure
- When Businesses Apologize
- How The Olympics Nearly Destroyed Montreal
- Benji Was A Shelter Dog!
November 2017
Jim Croce’s Parents Hoped He Would Fail
Jim Croce is an American Folk and Rock singer-songwriter that found fame in the late 60’s, early 70’s. His family actually hoped he would fail.
When Croce released his album in 1966 called Facets, a total of 500 copies were pressed. He had actually financed this project with $500 from his parents. That money was a wedding gift from them with one condition: It had to be spent on making the album. That seems pretty supportive and generous, right?
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Well, unfortunately, Croce’s parents figured that the album would fail miserably and he would then give up music. They wanted him to be in a more “respectable” career and to use his college education. In spite of that, the album was a success and every single copy sold. His parents’ negativity didn’t stop him from succeeding!
