I read in Fortune magazine
inspiring stories of the
ambitious and
well dressed
Those who have
succeeded in life
through careful planning
sheer will
raw guts
and
good shoes
The people in these stories
tell me that
I can have the same kind
of success
by employing their tactics
This may be true
But I often wonder
about those
just as talented
just as driven
who have utterly failed
in their chosen profession
Those who will
never make the cover
of Fortune magazine
or have a forum in which
to give me valuable advice
I’d be willing to bet
that those stories
though bloody
are just as inspiring
and maybe even a bit more
interesting
Would you buy a
subscription to
The Failure Review?
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Robert Bruce is one of the most read, linked, loved and reviled poets working on the web. He writes at KNIFE GUN PEN every Monday from Portland, Ore. Get more over at Twitter. If this did something to you or for you, go ahead and spread it around...
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Robert Bruce is one of the most read, linked, loved and reviled poets working on the web. He writes at KNIFE GUN PEN every Monday from Portland, Ore. Get more over at Twitter. If this did something to you or for you, go ahead and spread it around...
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Great, insightful piece! Thank you. But I wouldn’t call it failure if one doesn’t make the cover of Fortune. These days, some of those cover stars are going to jail! :)
Hmmmm….
Hi,
A very contemporary writing..and thoughtful one…
I would like to tell you one thing One never fails..one falls forward to rise up again and reach the goal..so without failures no one really reaches the cover page of the fortune mag..and those who call themselves failures are just not rising once more…
Sorry for the unrelated comment;
I am looking for writers’ opinions about blogging and the growing social input and collaboration that the web allows. There are a few initial questions in the blog post but any input would be great.
Please pass this on to anyone that you think might be interested.
- thanks for your time.
I think I might find the failure review more interesting, but I bet the failures wouldn’t sign off on their stories.
Followed you over from pb’s blog.
Nice place you got here :¬)
Buy it! I live it!