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Failure Comes With 2 Options. Which Will You Choose? This entrepreneur and public speaker discusses her transition from the corporate world to working as a consultant.

By David Meltzer

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Entrepreneur, professional speaker and author Leslie Zann shares a story about how her divorce forced her to reevaluate the way she approached life and business and helped her go all-in on launching her own business. Leslie talks about how she was stealing her own dream before she pushed past her fears and bet on herself, then previews the upcoming Think and Grow Rich The Legacy World Tour, where she will be speaking.

Leslie and host David Meltzer share insights on their approaches to handling failure, why mindset can be more valuable than skillset and the optimal way to handle others' dishonesty in business.

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David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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