Imagine pitching a documentary series and being told, “If it was a good idea it would have already been done.” How did Susan Lacy who had no producing experience successfully go through roadblocks to get her legendary series, “American Masters”, on PBS, win 14 Emmys, and pull of the impossible by getting Steve Spielberg to participate in his first and only full length documentary? You are about to find out.
24 - Steve Cohen: "It's not about the outcome, it's about your action"
23 - Justin Roberts: "I got to live my dream"
22 - Elvis Duran: "Surrounding yourself with people better than you"
21 - Charlie Javice: "Rejection is a numbers game"
20 - Bob Kerrey: "You’ve got to ask for help"
19 - Mario Armstrong: "The only way you fail is if you do not try"
18 - Michael Dorf: "Listening to your gut"
17 - Joshua Jay: "Persistence with vision"
16 - Fred Seibert "We’re actually in the business of failure"
15 - Majora Carter: “Not settling for what’s in front of you”
14 - James Altucher: "Opening yourself up to the alternatives"
13 - Don Roy King: "Landing your dream job in your late 50’s"
12 - Cynthia Silva: "Having to work twice as hard"
11 - Tommy Avallone: “Improving by studying people’s mistakes”
10 - Jay Jay French: "Failures help you get better ideas"
08 - Aasif Mandvi: "Building confidence with short-term goals"
07 - A.J. Jacobs: “Faking it until you feel it.”
06 - Soledad O'Brien: "Practice rejection."
05 - Michael Emerson: "Be patient with yourself"
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