HOW TO BECOME A TOTAL FAILURE

My full-time occupation is print broker. I serve my customers printing needs by shopping the best values, arranging for and assisting the proofing process, attending press checks, following up on deliveries, and if needed, interfacing with the mailing house. When I’m busy I barely have time to breathe. Lately I haven’t been so busy–in fact […]

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Wells Fargo announced a profit and Wall Street showed signs of life. It didn’t matter that the $3 Billion profit was much less than the $25 Billion they received from the public. By my reckoning that still puts them $22 Billion in the hole, even if they gave the entire $3 Billion back to the […]

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I’ve been writing a lot about the negative side of the success equation, and that is because Bill’s and Phil’s book is focused on the things people do to guarantee failure.When we eliminate these failure actions we can soar. It’s like a seabird trying to cross the ocean with an anchor tied to its leg. […]

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It’s season 8 on American Idol and this is the first year I’ve really watched it. I think there are 6 contestants who could all win the final prize and I was wondering how in the world we can choose between say, Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey or Lil Rounds and Allison Iraheta. They’re all […]

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I am a proud member of Toastmaster’s International. For those unfamiliar with the group I can say unequivocally that we don’t make toast and we aren’t raising our glasses and toasting throughout our meetings. We save that for special occasions, like my club’s Christmas party, where we incorporated a toasting challenge as part of the […]

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I was thinking about the ten ways to become a total failure, and I wondered if these rules apply to individuals don’t they also apply to organizations like corporations or governments? For example, Rule 1: Resist learning anything new that could lead to more responsibility–the more you learn the more people will expect. I was […]

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I was reading the March 2, 2009 issue of FORTUNE magazine. The feature article is entitled, How Facebook is taking over our lives. My first reaction, “Here’s another attempt by the media to be alarmist and trying to trick us into reading another boring article that won’t live up to its promise.” See how cynical […]

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This person’s going to be one heck of a dancer someday. Or will she? I guess it all depends on how she responds to her “failure.”
I’m watching American Idol for the first time this season and I’m impressed with how many people come back and try out for American Idol after failing the first time. […]

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I was hesitant to pick up the book and read it, after all, who wants to be A Total Failure? In fact that is one of my greatest fears. Would reading this book make me take a tumble in to the murky abyss of regret and doom? Yikes, it was a scary thought. So I […]

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According to an article in the New York Times, over a thousand young employees under age 40 lack knowledge in financial planning. Despite their lack of knowledge in financial planning, a large percentage of them are positive that in next ten years they’ll reach their financial security goals. My belief is if they continue on […]

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