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Kathia Duplessis
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Emmanuel Simms
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Failure is one of the most common traits that anyone can have. It’s so popular that striving for success is becoming as abstract as finding your true love before you turn 27. My story is simple. I haven’t tried everything to reach my final goal yet, but for the things I have attempted to succeed, I have only managed to fail. I am a successful failure. Use this book to your advantage as a guideline. If you want to reach success, these are the rules of a Successful Failure.
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