CHAPTER 9

Success Is a Process, Not a Destination

You want to hear something shocking? Eighty-five percent of small businesses in this country fail within the first two years. Eighty-five percent! That’s a whole lot of failure.

Warren Buffett said that he would not invest in any business where the owner hasn’t failed at least twice. I love that truly wealthy and successful people understand that failure is part of the process.

—STEVE HARVEY

You now realize the importance of failure as the foundation for improvement. You’ve learned how to take emotion out of the mix and use a rational approach to assess the how and the why of your failure. You are now equipped with the tools to analyze, adapt, and implement the lessons to achieve future success. ...

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