Fail Up
20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2011
236 pages
978-1-4019-3392-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Failure is an inevitable part of the human journey," says award-winning television and radio broadcaster and New York Times best-selling author Tavis Smiley. Smiley steps from behind the curtain of success to share intimate stories of his missteps, misdeeds, and often highly publicized miscalculations in Fail Up: 20 Lessons On Building Success From Failure. These instances of perceived "failures" were, in fact, "lessons" that shaped the principles and practices that now guide his life. Readers will find a kinship in Smiley's humanness that inspires, informs, and reminds us of our ability to "fail up" in the face of life's inevitable setbacks. The year-long celebration of Smiley's 20th year anniversary in broadcasting will feature the Fail Up book tour.
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Tavis has authored several books, including Keeping the Faith: Stories of Love, Courage, Healing and Hope from Black America, ISBN: 0385505140; How to Make Black America Better, ISBN: 0385502141; Doing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe--And Make a Difference, ISBN: 0385499310; Empowerment Cards, ISBN: 1401901271. He is also the publisher of The Smiley Report newsletter. Tavis is the founder of the Tavis Smiley Foundation, a nonprofit organization, whose mission is to encourage, empower, and enlighten black youth. Youth to Leaders (Y2L), the cornerstone program of the Foundation, is an annual series of one-day leadership-building conferences that takes place in cities across the U.S. Tavis Smiley Presents, a subsidiary of The Smiley Group, Inc., was created to bring ideas and people together through symposiums, seminars, forums, and townhall meetings.One of ten children, Tavis is single and lives in Los Angeles. In his spare time, he enjoys a good game of Scrabble with friends.
