To say that I am honored and humbled to be a part of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Time to Thrive: 101 Inspiring Stories about Growth, Wisdom, and Dreams is a huge understatement. To be associated with one of the world’s most successful book series is almost too much to imagine. But that isn’t the only reason that I am thrilled to be involved with Time to Thrive.

The word fail isn’t even in my vocabulary. That doesn’t mean that I succeed at everything I do but it does mean that I use every non-success as a learning opportunity therefore it’s not a fail. But, when it comes to business there is one single thing that can cause your business to come to a screeching halt before it even gets off the ground.