Failure As Opportunity: How to Value the “No” In Your Life
I used to hate the word “no.” Everywhere I turned people were telling me no, and at the time it felt like failure. I must confess that I was a rebellious kid. I had trouble with authority figures which explains why they probably had to use NO all the time with me. But...
Embrace Failure as Part of Your Journey
Failure is all around us. A bit more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first four years. According to Failory.com, the failure rate of business startups by industry is: 42% – Finance, insurance, and real estate 44% – Education and health 44% –...
Accept Failure as Part of Your Journey
Failure is all around us. A bit more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first four years. According to Failory.com, the failure rate of business startups by industry is: 42% – Finance, insurance, and real estate 44% – Education and health 44% –...
In Major Gifts, Failure is a Path to Success
Last week some good friends of ours were visiting. The conversation wound around to the pressure our parents had put on us. We all agreed they meant well. But a common theme we heard was that we should do things right, so we could be successful. “I had to do...TOP RATED PODCAST
Twice monthly, Richard and Jeff address current topics and classic problems in major gift fundraising.
