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Pushing just beyond the limits
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Eric Rose, a builder's builder
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How do you become the best in your business?
Answer: "...fail a few times." The first failure
keeps arrogance in check; the next teaches limits.
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Branford, Connecticut: Meet a man who is at the top of his game; he is one of the finest builders of custom homes in the the USA.
But, it was not always this way. He had to hit the wall, have his comeuppance, and then put in time under the umbrella of a very big business before he was ready to try again.
There are ten key ideas within the case study guide for this episode of the show. Spend some time with Eric and with the key ideas of others who initially failed to actualize their dream, but then they came back and rose to the very top of their industry!
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USA: All the business owners who have ever been profiled on this television show have known failures. Everyone. Failures teach; success builds confidence.
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Here are insights from others who have bounced back from out of the darkness:
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» Chef Thomas Keller, The French LaundryChef Thomas Keller says:
Learn From Mistakes, Be True To Yourself, but Keep Dreaming.
» Small Business SchoolPamela Rodgers ate humble pie;
she did What Others Wouldn't Do. She says: Prepare Yourself
» Small Business SchoolSara and Chris Fortune faced down bankruptcy; Chris said: "You can walk through the valley of death and survive."
» Jim Burr, founder Rocky Mountain HelicoptersJim Burr started Rocky Mountain Helicopter. Hattie says: "...often the future's harvest is for others to do."
» Her father and mother retired leaving the leadership in the hands of one of their "in-laws."  He was driving the company into the ground, so Linda had to come in and take over.Linda Opici, the founder's daughter, had to take over and push out the leadership that was failing this family business.
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