Failing Your Way to Success with Jay Samit

Jay Samit is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur, keynote speaker, and the internationally bestselling author of Disrupt Yourself and Future Proofing You. He is recognized as a leading expert on disruption and innovation and self-identifies as a Serial Disrupter. Jay also advises Fortune 500 firms, raises millions of dollars for startups, and is a trusted consultant to leading corporations and government institutions. Jay’s work encourages entrepreneurs to use their histories and challenges to create solutions and be more collaborative and socially-just leaders.

Jay joins me today to discuss what it means to be a disrupter and why he was inspired to write his two books. He details why our challenges offer an opportunity for innovative business strategies and how to discover and use them. We discuss the importance of failing and learning from those defeats. He shares several stories on how failure has led to great success, which illustrates the entrepreneur's journey. He shares the two things you need to achieve success and why he thinks that anyone can achieve it if they're willing to put in the work. He also discusses the importance of having a mentor and using your peers to collaborate and innovate.

“You have to fail to become successful. Failing means you’re trying things that haven’t been tried.” - Jay Samit

Today on Mastering Midlife:

The 12 Truths and why Jay was inspired to write them Why your challenges are your greatest gift for success How the pandemic liberated entrepreneurs to think outside the box Why mentors are imperative for life-long learning The importance of sharing your ideas to find the holes in them and make them better Why every business is now a high-tech business How creating a successful business is simply about solving a problem Why anyone can be successful if they’re willing to put in the hard work The power of building a complementary team The two things you need for success Why failing is an integral part of your journey

Connect with Jay Samit:

Jay Samit Website Book: Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation by Jay Samit Book: Future Proofing You: Twelve Truths for Creating Opportunity, Maximizing Wealth, and Controlling your Destiny in an Uncertain World by Jay Samit YouTube: The 2 Things You Need for Success by Jay Samit YouTube: Jay Samit on the Keys to Radical Disruption Jay Samit on LinkedIn Jay Samit on Facebook Jay Samit on Twitter Jay Samit on YouTube

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