279: Skip Prichard on Mistakes and Success

<p>Skip Prichard is the fifth president of OCLC, a global library cooperative that supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world. Among Skip’s many passions is his leadership insights blog where he interviews authors and thought leaders and shares his views on a number of topics. His new book is&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2DW2kmn" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future.</em></a></p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>In This Interview, Skip Prichard and I Discuss…</p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2DW2kmn" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future</em></a></li><li>How what you focus on grows</li><li>That he looks at everybody as a teacher</li><li>The riddle that’s perplexed him throughout his life</li><li>Success is when you’re filled with ambition and peace in equal measure at the same time</li><li>The mistake of accepting excuses</li><li>Built-in personal accountability</li><li>How nobody but you can work on your healing</li><li>Ok, that happened – what are you going to do about it</li><li>The microphone in our mind</li><li>Allowing temporary setbacks to become permanent failures</li><li>Having Grit</li><li>The very real pain of failure</li><li>How do you keep going through despair, failure, depression – it’s resilience</li><li>Are you showing up to the people in the room intentionally?</li></ul><p><br