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“People from every walk of life can learn something from Ralph Heath’s Celebrating Failure.
Heath’s book tells us how even the toughest failures can, in the end, fuel tremendous success.
Encouraging originality, responding to changes, and thinking big are just some of the approaches
Heath advocates to help people to learn from failure and achieve their dreams.”
- U.S. Senator Russ Feingold
“Fear of failure is perhaps the worst affliction a manager can have because it leads to creative
paralysis and inhibited growth. And the fear is understandable. Despite all the clichés coming
from higher management such as, ‘We reward mistakes,’ and ‘If you’re not making mistakes, you’re
not trying hard enough,’ most managers know that mistakes are more often punished than rewarded.
Into this cultural reality now comes Ralph Heath’s reassuring words about failure not only as
teacher but as a power that leads to greater success. I highly recommend this helpful book.”
- James A. Autry, author of The Servant Leader: How to Build a Creative Team, Develop Great Morale, and Improve Bottom-Line Performance
“There is no better way to learn than by experience. Celebrating Failure shows how we can learn from
our ‘so-called failures’ to build a path to success. Ralph has found a fresh approach that will reduce the
fear of failure and increase your confidence. I highly recommend this book for any sales professional.”
- Jeff Thull, author of Mastering the Complex Sale and Exceptional Selling
“Ralph Heath shows how and why you can’t go far with a small idea. He and the firm he built personify the power
of taking risks and thinking big, built on the philosophy that the more mistakes you’re willing to make, the
faster you learn, the better you get.”
- Tim Williams, Founder of Ignition Consulting Group and author of Take a Stand for Your Brand: Building a Great Agency Brand From the Inside Out
“Given the pace of change in today’s business environment, developing a culture of intelligent risk taking
is no longer an option. It is merely the ‘ante’ to keep pace with changes in your industry, your competition
and your customers. The practical approaches outlined in Celebrating Failure can help you develop a healthy
environment of risk taking that is essential today and into the future.”
- Gregg Billmeyer, Senior Director, Staff Operations, Office of the President and CEO, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
“Most of us focus on avoiding failure, so we take as few chances as possible. But for Ralph, failure is always a
genuine option. Which is probably why he created such an interesting and successful company. Ralph’s book will
help every professional who most probably spends his or her life focused on avoiding failure finally embrace
it and become more successful by doing so.”
- Robb High, Business Development Consultant to the Agency Industry, Former COO of Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners
“Forget the fear, the embarrassment, and the guilt typically associated with failure and see how it can be your
greatest tool in achieving success.”
- Terry Gillette, founder and former president of The Company Store
“Everyone has heard these pithy statements about embracing failure found on inspiring posters, or in graduation
cards. ‘Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried.’ ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ But
few know how to live those statements. In Ralph Heath’s book, Celebrating Failure, he turns poster into
practice by providing a brilliant discourse on building a corporate culture which takes you beyond those
simple statements.”
- Taggert J. Brooks, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
“For the small business owner like me, Ralph Heath’s message is clear: To succeed one must not strive to
avoid failure but rather expect and celebrate when it appears, as it must. He provides clear thinking as
to why perfection is not to be expected, and, in fact, must not be sought. Celebrating Failure will
change your way of seeing the world.”
- Joe Friel, President, TrainingBible Coaching, LLC and TrainingPeaks, LLC
“An open and honest assessment of 30 years in management. Reading Celebrating Failure should quell the
fears of the new hire and re-open the learning curve of the seasoned executive.”
- David F. Vite, President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association
“I’ve come to know Ralph through our local racing cycling community, a group of people where failure is
definitely not embraced! After reading the book, you’ll understand why we appreciate his participation
and the perspective he brings. He possesses the ability to look at things differently and pauses you
to stop and think and ask, ‘Why?’ Enjoy the stories and his humor. We do.”
- Dan Paulus, VP Sales & Marketing, Digital Technology International
“Celebrating Failure is a blueprint for success. Thanks for a great read!”
- Tony Stella, Investment Advisor, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company
“Celebrating Failure is a must read for educators. Ralph Heath’s examples and stories should encourage
any executive or administrator to acknowledge failure as a way to grow and learn. He clearly illustrates
that failure can teach you to succeed. There is so much good information for school administrators and
parents, which would hopefully be passed on to kids.”
- Ann Mullally, Retired School Principal, Lawton Chiles Elementary School, Gainesville, Florida (2003 National Distinguished Principal)
“Heath’s account of failure and triumph is joyful and inspiring. His personal journey with failure and
success is applicable to both school and business leaders. Helping students to succeed is fraught
with failure, but viewing these failures as a necessary precursor to success is inspiring. If ever
school leaders needed inspiration, it is today. Heath’s account makes me want to share my own failures
with him, experience his warm and encouraging response, and try once again to make a difference in
the lives of the next generation.”
- Susan H. Alexander, District Administrator, Markesan District Schools, Markesan, Wisconsin
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