The Lord

“the disruptive power of domain names” Frank Schilling

This is a repost from ricksblog.com. A lot of people I know should read this. It’s very relevant to everything. This guy owns the worlds most coveted website addresses so a little respect while you read, it’s sheer fact, not sour grapes

I am a failure and proud of it!

In a little over 6 months this is only my 39th Blog post. With the exception of a few posts, most are meant to be read a chapter at a time. There is a common thread of trying to explain how domain names fit into the Internet equation. The other common thread is to be motivating and look at things through different viewpoints. In over 35 years in the business world I am under no illusions and either should you. There is a thin line between success and failure. So many just give up on the brink of success, while others waste time on the impossible and get nowhere. Knowing the difference is everything.

I fail more than just about anyone that is going to read this. I fail every single day of my life. Sometimes I fail many times in one day. I actually look forward to failure. Reason being that FAILURE is a stepping stone to SUCCESS. Babe Ruth struck out more than any other baseball player of his era. No failure worse in baseball than striking out. Unless you hit into a double or triple play. But he also hit more home runs than anybody of his era. Had he been afraid to strike out, NOBODY would have ever even heard of Babe Ruth.

Today everything is based on success. If you are into boxing, they promote and revere the undefeated. However the greatest boxers all time lost many times. Joe Lewis, Joe Frazier, George Forman, Muhammad Ali. There are no undefeated boxers of today that could match those “Losers” in their prime.

That gets back to me being a PROUD failure. As I stated above I actually look forward to failure. But I view failure as a success as long as you learned something from that failure. Something that you can apply and create a success. If you work for corporate America you are TERRIFIED of failure. Failure may mean your paycheck. Failure is not tolerated so those in Corp America are paralyzed. Scared to fail they are then also scared to succeed. It is a vicious circle.

I hope tomorrow I fail a dozen times. If I did that tomorrow working for Corp America they would toss my ass out quicker than I can finish this post. In my failures I just want 1 or 2 successes a day. That adds up to hundreds of successes a year. One success can wipe out a year of failures.

So why others want to remain undefeated…..I don’t care what my record is as long as there are a lot of wins along the way. Lots of accomplishments. Success is IMPOSSIBLE without failure. Absolutely impossible. So those that are scared to fail also are scared to succeed. Don’t EVER be afraid of failure. Don’t ever pay attention when others laugh at your failure. They are the ones that have failed, not you! Ignore the naysayers. They sit on the sidelines, do nothing and can’t wait for you to fail. Fail….and be PROUD to fail. Use their laughter as fuel to succeed. That is what pisses them off the most. YOUR success!

Have a GREAT day!
Rick Schwartz

A Couple of Failure Quotes for Good Measure!

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

In the US, mortgages are down. Online mortgages are up. The stock market is wavering. Internet stocks are doing just fine. RE is the US is down, domains are up!!

What’s the trend? The Internet is generating an amazing income base for the entire World. Those that don’t embrace it will continue to wonder what all these .com guys do. I’m sure 3/4 of the world still believe the Internet was a bubble. We are almost 7 years on from there people. Most don’t even realise how money is made online, or the various 3rd parties and industries that rely on this growth. Hint: They are all doing very well thank you.

The Internet is something you understand or do not. The sooner people bridge the gap and start acquiring customers online, before their competition, the better for them.

Adapt or die. Understanding is not enough, you have to be able to DO IT.

Abundance is cool if you can access it!!