Ricky Regalado is an ambitious guy. And when I say ambitious, I mean he runs eight companies in the cleaning business which have an annual revenue in the millions. In this interview, we talked about getting into the 37th college he applied to, how he struggled to make bank loans keep up with his ambition and why starting and ending each day on a positive note is the key to bouncing back from failure.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

You surely know by now that I'm obsessed with the idea of failing your way to success. But did you know that I speak at corporations and events on the topic? Well, now you not only know that but you can hear the actual keynote speech in this week's episode. I hope you love it, and that it motivates you to pursue your own EPIC (Extraordinary, Powerful, Impactful and Courageous) goals. And if you want the workbook I mention in the speech to help you along, you can get that here.

(Do you work at an organization or with events that bring in keynote speakers and want to bring me in to speak about failing your way to success? Just let me know! And you can get more info about hiring me as a speaker here.)

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Justin Breen is without a doubt the most unique person I've ever met (and I've met some unique ones in my time). 

He's obsessed with personality tests to the point that he'll have you tell him your Kolbe score before he meets with you. He has no filter. He is the most non-BSy person I've ever known. And he's become, very quickly, a dear friend. 

In this episode, he talks about why you need to know where you come from, why he was the most miserable he'd ever been when he was making more money than he'd ever made and why he doesn't believe failure exists, among many other topics.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Ashley Stahl is a force of nature.

 A former counter terrorism professional turned career coach, bestselling author, spokesperson and podcaster, she’s had TEDx talks go viral and she now helps people write and book their own TEDx talks.

But she hasn’t been without her struggles. In fact, she’s gone into debt TWICE on her road to success.

And she has all the suggestions and tools anyone can use to bounce back.

Lucky for us, she shares them all in this episode.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Let's just get it out up front: I am a Swiftie through and through. We're talking songs-stuck-in-my-head-when-I-can't-sleep, saw-the-concert-documentary-3-times, drove-to-San-Diego-for-a-Taylor-dance-party Swiftie. 

And while you may argue with me if you want about the appropriateness of my obsession at my age, you cannot argue with the fact that TS is one of the great entrepreneurs of all time. 

Don't believe me? Listen to this and then tell me I'm wrong.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Mark Fujiwara can trace his first failure back to grade school.

But there’s no arguing with his success as a financial planner today.

Still, as a burgeoning spokesperson for mental health struggles of entrepreneurs, he’s as open about failing his way to success as anyone could be.

In this episode, we get into breaking generational cycles, holding onto things for 47 years, living up to parents' expectations, talking to your kids about taking medication and so much more.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.

Oprah is, of course, a legend.

Her successes have been well-documented—25 years hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, an Oscar nomination for The Color Purple and the creation of her OWN network, among many other things. But there have been a few failures along the way, including a box office disaster with Beloved, a bad restaurant investment and even early struggles in her TV career.

This episode breaks those down and also includes some amazing Oprah quotes about failure.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com. 

How many people do you know who, while working in banking, thought, "You know, I'd rather be a janitor"?

Well, I know one and he's my guest in this episode.

John Disselkamp found that suit he had to wear just a bit too tight so left it to literally push a broom.

That broom turned into a $10 million a year company with over 300 employees.

So how did he do it and what were his failures along the way? More importantly, what constitutes a failure—is it working in a job that doesn't fulfill you or making money? And how can you have both?

We got into all that and more in this episode.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com. 

To most people, it looked like Arianna Huffington went from political pundit to publishing with ease, allegedly pocketing a cool $100 million when her eponymous site The Huffington Post sold. But did you know she was rejected 37 times when she was trying to sell her second book? Or that when she ran for governor, she received less than 1% of the votes? In this episode, I break down Huffington's highs, lows, successes and of course failures.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com. 

Michael E. Gerber is well-known for writing his series of E-Myth books.

But did you know he lost his whole E-Myth business to his ex-wife?

Or that he had numerous struggles before changing the face of business?

He’s a great guy—I’ve benefited from that since he wrote the foreword to my most recent book. And in his late 80s, he’s still out there failing and succeeding.

Listen in as he shares it all.

For more info, go to www.failyourway.com.