Robert Nikic TEDx Talk: How to Weaponize Failure | TEDxParkland

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Robert Nikic's TEDxParkland talk on how to weaponize failure. He explains ego depletion, why failure falls into two categories, internal and external, and how to turn each into power: treat internal failure as feedback, and read external failure as a GPS telling you which way to turn. He draws on failed startup after failed startup and on his family's escape from the Balkan War. His message: you haven't failed, you just haven't weaponized failure yet. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

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Robert Nikic

Entrepreneur, TEDx speaker and advisor on United Nations SDG 8 & 9, working to make it easier for anyone to start and grow a business.

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