How 30 years of FAILURES led to Simon Cowell's $550MM EPIC SUCCESS
Stephanie Carmen Glazer
Managing Director/Executive Recruiter/Digital Marketing/ Media Advertising Sales at Media Staffing Solutions
"Remember that failure is an event, not a person." -- Zig Ziglar
Education: At School, Simon Cowell was perceived as a TOTAL FAILURE
- A weak student, Simon was held back a year, which landed him in his younger brother’s grade;
- Simon was expelled from several boarding schools;
- At 16, Simon had already been a registered student at 16 schools;
- At 16, Simon dropped out of High School.
"The Seeds of Resilience are planted in the way we process negative events in our lives." -- Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
WORK: At work, Simon Cowell was perceived as a TOTAL FAILURE
- At 17, Simon worked as a clerk in the mailroom for the EMI (record publishing company);
- At 23, Simon quit EMI to create his own Record Label - E&S Music;
- At 24, E&S Music folded;
- At 25, Simon co-founded Fanfare Records (independent record label);
- At 30, Simon Filed for Bankruptcy; moved back home with his parents, lost his home and was $1MM in debt—HE LOST IT ALL
"Your Attitude towards failure determines your altitude after failure."-- John C. Maxwell
- At 31 Simon got a job at BMG as a music consultant--At BMG, Cowell’s Pop Acts sold more than $25MM albums and had 17 UK Singles
- At 43, Simon created S Records and started working in TV---Simon created the reality TV series "X Factor," "Got Talent," shows, etc., and is best known as the blunt, no-nonsense judge from"American Idol", "X Factor," "Britain's Got Talent,"etc.,
- At 57, Simon Cowell's Net Worth is $550MM+and he is considered to be one of the most influential business leaders in the UK. (In 2014, "Got Talent" was named the most successful reality TV franchise by the Guinness Book of World Records).
“Believe you can and you are halfway there.” -- Theodore Roosevelt
Are you about to give up? NEVER GIVE UP!!!
“Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does no one else.”– Unknown
"People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."--Zig Ziglar
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3 个月Stephanie, thanks for sharing! We are hosting a live monthly roundtable every 1st Wednesday at 11am EST to trade tips and tricks on how to build effective revenue strategies. It is a free Zoom event where everyone can introduce themselves and network. We would love to have you be one of my featured guests! We will review topics such as: -LinkedIn Automation: Using Groups and Events as anchors -Email Automation: How to safely send thousands of emails and what the new Google and Yahoo mail limitations mean -How to use thought leadership and MasterMind events to drive top-of-funnel -Content Creation: What drives meetings to be booked, how to use ChatGPT and Gemini effectively Please join us by using this link to register: https://forms.gle/iDmeyWKyLn5iTyti8
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5 年This story has given me such hope!!!
Crescenta Global Ventures
6 年Simon is awesome. I had the pleasure of doing some work for him in my previous life.?https://youtu.be/65YTHBW3X6c
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6 年Sums it up
Retired General Manager
7 年You learn more from losing than you do from winning luck plays a big part as well I know I been there