101 Ken Trupke -- Seven steps to ensure failure

The Clarity Advisors Show

We spend a lot of time talking about success and how to achieve it, but there are actually more ways to get things wrong than there are to get them right.
So, on this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, host Ken Trupke flips the script and offers seven steps to ensure failure. This isn't a complete list, but it's a start. Hopefully you'll do the opposite and set yourself up for success.
Timeline

(00:20): Introduction.
(00:45): No. 1 – Hanging around with negative people.
(01:25): No. 2 – Putting yourself first.
(02:05): No. 3 – Procrastinating.
(03:15): No. 4 – Avoiding personal growth.
(05:30): No. 5 – Micromanaging and distrust others.
(06:19): No. 6 – Giving up when something’s hard.
(07:45): No. 7 – Trying to be someone you’re not.
(08:29): Recap.

Episode Quotes

"There are more ways to get things wrong than to get them right." (Ken Trupke)
"You don't have to make the right decision. Just make a decision and then make it right." (Andy Andrews)
"If you want to be someone in a position of leadership where you're sharing and leading well, you've got to have something to share and lead. So, fill yourself up first." (Ken Trupke)
“Anything worth doing is also worth doing poorly – at least at first. Remember you're not going to be great right away." (Ken Trupke)
"Don’t wish it was easier. Wish you were better." (Jim Rohn)
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." (Oscar Wilde)

Recommended reading and listening

• The Clarity Advisors Show E31 - Bo Short
• The Art of Exceptional Living - Jim Rohn
• “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth
• Clarity Advisors Reading List

Follow/Connect with Ken Trupke

• [e-mail]
• ClarityAdvisors.io
• Ken Trupke on LinkedIn