Failing Twice

Failing Twice


Journalist Jonathan Landrum on failure not being an indicator of your potential.

Jonathan Landrum dreamed of being a sports writer.

Until the star basketball player at his high school crumpled up one of his first stories in high school.

Jonathan was a sophomore at the time and had written a story for the school newspaper about the basketball game the night before, covering how his school’s team lost against a rival in the closing seconds.

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7 lessons from the artist who gave me permission to dream

7 lessons from the artist who gave me permission to dream

What did you like to do when you were a kid?

I've been thinking about that question a lot lately.

I put snails in a jar.

I wrote plays.

I acted in my own plays and one-woman shows. (Thank goodness YouTube did not exist then).

I memorized and performed scenes from The Little Mermaid.

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