This is a Glass Box Media Podcast.

And so they begin their year with these New Year's resolutions.

They begin their goal of starting something, but they really haven't

begun with the end in mind.

They haven't really thought about, what would this really look like?

And how badly do I want it because if they do it makes all the difference

in the world there's the old saying when the Y becomes big enough the how becomes

automatic.

Welcome to the Ziggler show where we inspire your true performance.

I'm your host Kevin Miller and today Tom Ziggler and I talk with Skip Pritchard,

author of The Book of Mistakes, Nine Secrets to Creating a Successful future.

Skip is the former CEO of Ingram Content Group, the publisher.

Harvard Business Review labeled him as a rare social CEO and a relentless giver. But check this out. How

Skip grew up is really interesting and is at the heart of this message today. Both of his parents

attended seminary. They were told they could not

have children so they were headed to the mission field in a third world country.

Skips mom became pregnant eventually having six kids so they made the mission

field their home taking in people who were

abused and addicted that was skips upbringing hanging out growing up with these

people and it's where his fascination with success began he was intrigued with this

question why does one person same circumstances as another but why does one

person succeed while the other would fail when you love to know that answer to that question?

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