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AUGUST
2013
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from Go for No! |
| NOteworthy
Thought of the Month |
"We
must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond."
- Marcel Proust
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| This
Month's Trivia Question |
Do you know why the
Outdoor Advertising Association of America calls their annual awards
given for the best billboards, Obies? Think you
kNOw... find
out below!
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| This
Month's NOtivational
Article |
Do
You Have the Guts to Fail?
by
Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz
We
came across a recent college commencement speech
given by the fabulous actor, Denzel Washington. We had to share a small
part of it... (as you read this, you can almost here Denzel's
voice. A link to watch the entire speech is at the end.)
"...You will fail at some point in your life. Accept it. You will lose.
You will embarrass yourself. You will suck at something. There is no
doubt about it. That's probably not a traditional
message for a graduation ceremony. But, hey, I'm
telling you--embrace it. Because it's
inevitable. And I should know: In the acting business, you
fail all the time.
Early in my career, I auditioned for a part in a Broadway musical. A
perfect role for me, I thought--except for the fact that I
can't sing.
So I'm in the wings, about to go on stage but the guy in
front of me is singing like Pavarotti and I am just shrinking getting
smaller and smaller... So I come out with my little sheet
music and it was "Just My Imagination" by the
Temptations, that's what I came up with.
So I hand it to the accompanist, and she looks at it and looks at me
and looks at the director, so I start to sing and they're not
saying anything. I think I must be getting better, so I start getting
into it. But after the first verse, the director cuts me off: "Thank
you. Thank you very much, you'll be hearing from
me."
The next part of the audition is the acting part. I figure, I
can't sing, but I know I can act. But the guy I was
paired with to do the scene couldn't be more over dramatic and
over-the top. Suffice to say, I didn't get the part.
But here's the thing: I didn't quit. I
didn't fall back. I walked out of there to prepare
for the next audition, and the next audition, and the next one. I
prayed and I prayed, but I continued to fail, and I failed, and I
failed.
But it didn't matter. Because you know what? You hang around
a barbershop long enough--sooner or later you will get a
haircut. You will catch a break.
Last year I did a play called Fences on Broadway and I won a Tony
Award. And I didn't have to sing for it, by the way.
And here's the kicker--it was at the
Court Theater, the same theater where I failed that first audition 30
years prior. The point is, every graduate here today has the
training and the talent to succeed. But do you have guts to
fail?"
Watch the entire speech here.
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| Go
for No!® News |
We had a fabulous trip
all around the Northeast; New York, Pennsylvania, and back South;
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina... and back to Florida. As we
were driving north through Pennsylvania, Andrea spotted this
driving past us and realized we were only 200 miles from Hershey, PA. So,
the mobile ad works because we made it Chocolate World. You can see a
few photos on Andrea's
instagram.
Are you on facebook? We'd love to have you visit our
page and get daily NOtivation... www.facebook.com/Goforno
Are you on twitter? Chat up Andrea anytime at www.twitter.com/Goforno
Are
you doing the pinterest thing yet? Fun! www.pinterest.com/Goforno/
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| NOtable
Quotables from
the Go for No! Movie |
"I
think that success breeds success. That when you do the action, that
will cause success and then when you experience success, that'll
motivate you to do the action. And that's how 'Go For No' works. 'Go
For No' - you have to do the action at first. You've got to get your
hands a little bit dirty. Then you're going to experience success. It's
not if, it's when. You will experience success." - David Frey
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| Richard
& Andrea
Recommend... |
... Summer
Special Continues through August! Our kindle book, The Fear Factory is
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fable, the story features account exec Steven Traynor on his way to an
important meeting and getting stuck in the elevator. Once out, he's no
longer in the same building as before. Instead, he's in The Fear
Factory... the company whose business it is to manufacture
fear and sell it to the
general public. The tour is fascinating, but the problem is... getting
out. To take advantage of the special offer or learn more: Click here.
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| This
Month's Trivia
Answer |
The OAAA named
their awards Oblies after the ancient obelisks of Egypt, which are
considered by the association to be the precursors of today's outdoor
advertising.
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