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Marvelous mistakes
(upbeat music) - Okay, listen carefully. Screwing up is where it's at. Oh, watch out, camera. I mean that. Anyone who wants to be really successful has to push hard enough to endure mistakes, setbacks and failures and guess what? Those mistakes can be marvelous. They can be catalysts for learning if you make that choice. Let me try and model that for you and just make fun of myself a little bit. I have a wonderful job as a professional speaker and well, I wasn't always that good. Maybe 10 years ago when I was still a rookie, I got a call from a very large company I know that you've heard of and I was so excited. It was proof that I had arrived and I went to the right hotel at the right time ready to give the big speech. We had cameras, we had lighting, big introduction. I took the stage smiling, very happy that day. Look at me and then I opened my mouth and started speaking. Their disinterest was very, very obvious. No more obvious than at the very end when I said thank you and that…
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Politics at work3m 54s
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Meeting survival tips4m 29s
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Using lunch correctly2m 10s
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How to build game-changing rapport3m 5s
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Chemistry over talent1m 56s
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Marvelous mistakes4m 58s
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The necessity of deviance2m 42s
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The problem with smart2m 21s
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Goals are not enough2m 11s
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More than credentials2m 40s
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Selfish ain't bad2m 3s
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The three levels of bravery2m 37s
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Rediscovering the kid inside2m 59s
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Finding purpose5m 1s
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The case for giving back2m 50s
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