EXCELLENCE: 2 mins on "Don't Fear Failure" with TOM PETERS

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Gerry Riskin

Tom Peters gave me the thrill of my life when he endorsed my book The Successful Lawyer.  I have revered this genius over his many masterpieces starting with In Search of Excellence and then so many more amazing literary, video and blogging contribution

So, law firm leaders, as you think about excellence in 2010, enjoy this message delivered by one of my heroes, Tom Peters (in under 2 minutes).

I hope you'll take hours to reflect on its meaning in your context.

Gerry

PS  If you have partners who won't look at the video , here's a transcript

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Patrick Lamb - January 2, 2010 2:07 PM

Gerry--

Tom Peters has been preaching this gospel for years ("reward excellent failures"or "ready, fire, aim") because change, growth and development cannot be scripted. We know from history, from people like Sam Walton and Tom Peters, that failures are often the prelude to success. One of our great successes, Thomas Edison, one time said: "Many of life's failures are people who
did not realize how close they were
to success when they gave up."

Only those who fail will truly succeed.

Thanks for sharing this critical lesson. I hope people take heed.

Ron Crittendon - January 4, 2010 5:29 PM

Thanks for sharing this two-minute nugget of wisdom.

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