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“ Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. ” — Charlie Chaplin Les Brown was labelled "educable mentally retarded" as a child. Albert Einstein was labelled a major failure, and he didn’t speak until he was 4-years old. Fred Astaire was described as “Can’t act. Slightly bald. Dances a little." by Hollywood executives. Harrison Ford was told he would “never make it in this business” by studio executives. Henry Ford was a 3 time automobile company failure before succeeding in the industry. Jack Canfield's book Chicken Soup For The Soul was rejected 144 times before publishing. J.K. Rowling was on welfare, was clinically depression and was suicidal before Harry Potter . Jon Hamm was cut by his agent, worked as a waiter and was called a failure before Mad Men . Marilyn Monroe was called fat and ugly and had a stutter. Michael Jordan didn't make his H.S. varsity basketball team because he was "not good enough." Sylvester Stallone ...

Subtracting Negativity From Your Team Is A Winning Strategy I've been consulting for entrepreneurs and business leaders for decades now. My recommendations aren't always easy to follow. Some of them hire me as an "overhauler" to clean up their teams because many of them have a difficult time removing people who are no longer helping the team grow. I have proven that the "it's not personal; it's business" model of team management is sometimes crucial. Let me tell you about a call center organization which I'll keep anonymous for security and confidentiality purposes. We'll call this company Peter Pan (not their real name). I often use the alias Peter Pan  in my stories because it helps me show how in business, we all have to learn to grow up. So let me tell you about this  Peter Pan. I was hired by Peter Pan to come in and do an assessment of why their company was not growing, why their numbers were not reflecting their years of experience, a...

By George L. Rosario, CEO & Founder at GC Rosario Group  Are you open to self-reflection? If you are in any leadership position, you better be. All great leaders spent time evaluating themselves and welcoming others to provide criticism and feedback in order to address any areas where they lacked adequate skills. I will admit that giving others permission to point out your flaws is perhaps the ultimate step outside of your comfort zone  moment for some. Yet it is this uncomfortable practice that will help you become better and stronger at what you've set out to become. Once you've welcomed an honest report card of your character and performance as a leader, you can then begin to train your brain to find enjoyment in the practice of self-evaluation. True leaders do not worry about the feedback. They welcome it as the ultimate, and most honest tool for growth. So how do we ensure we get real feedback? Step 1 Do not discriminate. Invite everyone around you (even those who may...

SUCCESS. What Is It And What Does It Mean To You? The meaning of success is subjective. That which makes one person feel successful may or may not make someone else feel successful. What makes me successful comes directly from my beliefs, my dreams and goals. What makes you successful is directly related to your beliefs, your dreams and your goals. What makes you successful comes from the fulfillment of goals you set for yourself, or the goals you were taught to aspire to accomplish. Success is not an outward accomplishment, but rather an inner one. On the surface, the millionaire who lives in a mansion and owns every toy imaginable is much more successful than the guy who lives in a 1 bedroom coop and gets from point A to point B on an old rusted bicycle. But when we lift the covers of that public image, the guy who lives in the coop may have everything he needs in order to achieve his happiness, while the millionaire may lack the one ingredient that would make him feel fulfilled. Pe...

Story-selling is an art. It can help you strategically grow an online information based business from the comfort of, well, just about anywhere. You can also use story-selling as a way to build other businesses, gain brand recognition, establish yourself as an industry expert, become a public speaker, and so much more. Story-selling takes your content marketing and copywriting to the next level, supercharging your sales capability. Storyselling gets people to take action. So what is the difference between story-selling and storytelling? Anyone in this world can be a storyteller. I'm sure if you think about it, you can tell me who in your family is a storyteller. Is it an uncle, and aunt, mom or dad, a cousin, a sibling, grandparents, in-laws? I'm sure you can tell me about one or two occasions when this person spent an hour or two telling stories about the past, or about events they witnessed, and sometimes they tell stories that are so far-fetched that they cannot be true. Tel...