Episode 179: Failure Sucks! Or Does It? The Vital Lessons Hidden In Your Failed Attempts

The Evolved Caveman w/ Dr. John Schinnerer

The experience of failure sucks - often resulting in depression, self-loathing and identity crisis. But if you follow the rules of failure—seeing beyond the mess and picking through the good stuff left in life’s shit heap of life’s catastrophes — you can bounce forward from failure into success.
Embrace the F-word and let hard times make you stronger. Because after it sucks, FAILURE RULES!

SOME OF THE VITAL TOPICS COVERED IN THIS ONE…

What made you choose the five failures that you included in this book?
How did your role as record producer for punk rock enter into your journey from failure to success?
How difficult was it for you to come to the decision to pursue a job you love rather than one that made sense financially?
What is your biggest piece of advice for people whose fear is holding them back from taking the leap towards their passion?
How important is it for entrepreneurs to have back up plans whenever they embark on their pursuits?
How long did it take you to shift your mindset and view failures in the way you do now?
What role does humor play during the low moments of experiencing failure?
What does being authentic, even in the face of failure, mean to you?
Can you think of a time where you really leaned into your failure instead of letting the negativity of it consume you?
About Dr. John’s Guest:

Andrew Thorp King is an executive fintech banker, spy novelist, speaker, punk rocker, podcaster, ex-bodybuilder, cigar lover, and serial entrepreneur. He founded two independent record labels—Thorp Records and Sailor’s Grave Records—and has invested in many spaces, including online lending, fitness, lead generation, and independent music. He is the author of Failure Rules! The 5 Rules of Failure for Entrepreneurs, Creatives and Authentics.

Andrew Thorp King is also a serial failure. He has crashed and burned through bankruptcy, divorce, mortgage default, public assistance, and multiple business failures. But, like a jack-in-the-box after a punch, he pops back up every time, rebuilding his life—informed by failure—with a big smile on his face.
Failure can ruin lives and families. There’s no denying it. It can destroy your health and obliterate your self-esteem. But it also holds a lot of value on the road to success.
FAILURE RULES! walks you through five essential rules to help you pull value from any failure—as proven by Andrew Thorp King’s personal stories of dramatic, cascading failures in business, relationships, art, and life.
Journey through key failure lessons from a wildly diverse set of successful entrepreneurs, creatives, and authentics, including Winston Churchill, Sara Blakely, Henry Rollins, Andrew Yang, Toby Keith, Ryan Holiday, David Goggins, Glenn Beck, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Billie Jean King, Srinivas Rao, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, J.K. Rowling, and many, many more.
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