Fail like you mean it

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My research statistically supports this image’s claim.

i’ve made more mistakes speaking than most people have given speeches.

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Started saying this “quote” after a decade of Disney Institute keynotes and multi-day sessions.

‘Tis true.

My early-years mistakes were from ignorance. My later-years mistakes where from peddle-to-the metal risk taking to become a remarkably more effective speaker and advisor.

If i wasn’t failing, i wasn’t growing.

If i wasn’t growing, i wasn’t satisfied, nor fulfilled, nor was i having fun.

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By jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.