Fail Brilliantly – Seven years ago “he” was released for

Seven years ago “he” was released for the second time in two years. Seven years ago, my best estimate of what I would do today was far from realistic. This allowed me to make contacts and probably the most incredible two and a half years of work I would have had when I was in the NBA What am I supposed to do in seven years? I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know. More importantly, I learned that I was my greatest enemy – that my own beliefs about myself and my abilities prevented me from doing what I wanted to do. And if I had developed further, I probably would have had two or three employers in those seven years. It’s about writing, creating, experimenting and failing – when there’s little sign of progress. So what did I do? I’ve wasted my time with the clock doing things that have made me happy. And it was that experience and the resulting contacts that forced others to take me seriously in the years to come. I’d never worked for a single company or done anything in five years. Given the madness of my life so far, I’m an example of how we can do things that we don’t think are possible. Without this perseverance, I would certainly have accepted a job that would have made me unhappy. NOTE: I recently celebrated the seventh anniversary of my second release and this journey has begun. Dozens of vendors – from those who reached a high level to those who were still struggling, like me – were there to help with kind words, to make contacts and to express the necessary constructive criticism.