50. How to Fail Your Way to "Tonight Show" Success with Terry Rich

Every Breath Counts

My guest today is Terry Rich. Terry is an international keynote speaker and author. Known as a disruptive innovator and entrepreneur with a drive for integrity and honesty, he’s worked in the trenches, survived the new business trends, and had success with generational changes. Oh, and he led the team that busted the largest lottery fraud in U.S. history, was a guest on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show”, ran a zoo, and has given away $1 Billion.
Terry and I had a deep conversation about the false narrative that success comes easy to some people. What we discuss in this episode:

• Terry talks about how growing up on a farm helped prepare him for success (0:1:42)
• We discuss how failure starts as early as toddlers learning to walk (0:3:35)
• Terry shares how losing an election for student body president taught him humility and grounded his ego (0:6:02)
• Terry discusses the importance of outreach and how he networked with Johnny Carson earning a guest appearance on the Tonight Show (0:11:46)
• The most surprising part about the Tonight Show (0:14:10)
• Terry shares the importance of leveraging opportunity by identifying unmet needs in industry (0:18:14)
• Terry shares how success in Cable TV positioned him to run a zoo (0:22:17)
• Terry shares strategies on how to decide which ideas are worth pursuing (0:26:31)
• Terry shares how to embrace and enjoy life's journeys and detach from the end goal (0:31:10)
• Terry shares a story about Daymond John and how to align work and passion (0:32:01)
• Terry shares how to build a culture that energizes people to work hard and contribute to the mission (0:37:41)
• Terry and Ryan discuss how to clearly and efficiently communicate (0:41:20)
• Terry shares 2 "Million Dollar Ideas" no has heard before (0:45:48)
• Terry shares his core marketing principles (0:48:42)

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About the Guest
Terry Speaks
https://terryspeaks.com
Twitter
https://twitter.com/terryspeaksus
LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/terich/
Buy the Books:
The $80 Billion Gamble: The Inside Story of How A Suspicious Ticket, Hot Dogs and Bigfoot Foiled the Biggest Lottery Fraud in U.S. History
Dare to Dream, Dare to Act: Unlock Your Ideas to Greater Success
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