There's only one way to fail and it's when you quit, when you give up.

Everything else is learning.

And I don't say that to be cute.

I say that because if I look back on our journey, it's a journey of evolution.

So how you respond to, I'd say, bad news, bad situations, or so-called problems

really dictates the growth in progress that you make.

I'm Michael Logel, founder and CEO of Crisp, the nation's number one law from growth company.

I've built my business through practice, not theory.

Crisp started with just $500 to my name and has grown to over eight figures in revenue over the last few years,

earning a spot on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.

Our approach has been to take everything we've learned about generating massive growth

within our own organization and help the country's most ambitious and committed law firm owners

do the same for theirs. In each episode of this podcast, I sit down with innovative market

leaders from the legal industry and beyond to learn from those who thrive in the face of adversity,

challenge the status quo, and define what it means to be a true game changer. This is Jessica,

head of coaching strategy at Chris, and today we're flipping the script for another special edition

episode to get Michael's take on,

the power of delayed gratification when growing a business, how failure can lay the groundwork for

success, and why there are no shortcuts to personal development.

The problem with all these different shortcuts is this is the stuff that lures people in,

that just becomes harder or later to unwind,

and you keep chasing the next shortcut

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