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Famous Failures — 70 episodes
End of Season 1
Derek Sivers on What It Means to Fail
Cathy Heller on the Power of Radical Empathy
3 Key Insights from Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Baya Voce on the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic
Dorie Clark on Failure and the Entrepreneurial Journey
Jessica Kriegel on How You Should Ditch Generational Stereotypes
Neil Pasricha: Ask Me Anything
Tara Schuster on Rising Up From Rock Bottom
Frans Johansson on Why Diversity Drives Innovation
Scott Harrison on Transforming Himself and Ending the Water Crisis
BJ Fogg on How Tiny Habits Can Spark Big Life Changes
Laura Vanderkam on Why You Have More Time Than You Think
What to Do When You Make a Mistake
Rene Denfeld on Healing Trauma and Telling Her Story
Why the "Fail Fast" Mantra is a Recipe for Failure
Whitney Johnson on Disrupting Yourself
Think Like a Rocket Scientist
Tim Urban on Overcoming Procrastination and Finding His Voice Through Experimentation
Lindsey Horan on Winning the Women’s World Cup
Nadya Okamoto on the Value of Being Unapologetically You
Christine Carter on the Science of Happiness and Escaping the "Busy" Trap
Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain
How SpaceX Bounced Back from the Brink of Disaster
Ryan Levesque on Giving Up "Good" for "Great"
Khe Hy on Taming Self-Doubt and Overcoming the Scarcity Mindset
Tali Sharot on Our Power to Change Others
Susan Cain on Overcoming Failure and Unleashing the Power of Introverts
Rob Walker on the Art of Noticing
Julian Guthrie on Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Sahil Lavingia on Failing to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
Julie Zhuo on Becoming a Facebook Manager at 25, Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome, and Staying in the Discomfort Zone
Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety and How Companies Can Learn from Failure
Rachel Simmons on Helping Girls and Women Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success
Maren Kate Donovan on Zirtual's Meteoric Rise to Overnight Failure
Jennifer Dulski on Being Too Stubborn to Fail and Becoming Head of Facebook Groups
Selina Tobaccowala on Creating a Company Culture Where People are Willing to Fail
Dina Kaplan on Finding Her Path and Overcoming Failure Through Meditation
Matilda Ho on Revolutionizing the Chinese Food Industry and Learning from Failure
Erica Ariel Fox on Winning From Within
Austin Buchan on Democratizing Access to College and Helping Students Cope with Failure
Derek Thompson on Google X, Embracing Failure, and Making Hits
Jordan Selleck on Navy SEALS, Start-Ups, and Persistence Through Failure
James Clear on Habits, Decision-Making, and Continuous Improvement
Chelsey Korus on Turning Tragedy into a Love Story
Susan Henderson On How to Deal with Failure & Critique
Neil Pasricha on How Seeking Approval Can Lead to Failure
Caroline Webb on How to Build Resilience in the Face of Failure
Shane Snow on His Personal Failures and The Power of Storytelling
Jessica Bennett on Becoming the First Gender Editor of The New York Times & How Failure Furthered Her Career
Chris Kresser on Challenging the Status Quo in Medicine and How Failure Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
Wayetu Moore on Escaping Liberia's Civil War and Creating a Nonprofit to Improve Literacy in Underrepresented Cultures
Thor Conklin on Buying a Company with $1M of Fake Inventory
Dr. Tasha Eurich on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Using Self-Awareness to Cope with Failure
Ari Meisel of Less Doing on Overcoming Crohn's, Recovering from $3M of Debt and Building a Successful Coaching Company
Jordan Harbinger on Being Fired From The Art Of Charm & Viewing Failure as an Opportunity to be Even Greater.
Sarah Robb O'Hagan: Fired from Virgin & Laid Off by Atari to then be Named One of the Most Creative People in Business
Case Lawrence: Surviving the 2008 Recession to Creating a World Wide Brand with Over 300 Locations
Laurie A. Watkins on Reducing Stress Through a Healthy Lifestyle - Advice from Barack Obama's Campaign Policy Director
Nir Eyal: How to Cope with Failure by Viewing Everything as Prom
Scott Amyx on Achieving Success Through Discomfort
Bonnie St. John: A Paralympic Ski Medalist, Former White House Official, and Best-Selling Author on Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience
Verne Harnish: Failures In Scaling Up
Bea Arthur: How to Stay True to Yourself as You Build Your Company
Barbara Oakley: From Flunking Math to Becoming an Engineering Professor
Gretchen Rubin How Gretchen Failed Her Way to #1 On the New York Times Bestseller List
Srinivas Rao: The Art of Being Unmistakable
Isaac Lidsky: From Saved By the Bell to the U.S. Supreme Court
Ryan Carson: Avoiding Heartache Down the Road
Hank Weisinger: A World-Renowned Psychologist and Pioneer in the Field of Pressure Management