>> The importance of failure

Paul Tudor Jones recently spoke about the importance of failure. Crazy as it sounds, it is not just success but perhaps much more than it is failure that hones and sharpens your skills.
Before you laugh anymore, you should know that that he made a reportedly $100 million in the crash of 1987!

Who is Paul T. Jones?
Paul Tudor Jones, the legendary founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, a multi-billion dollar hedge fund. He is worth an estimated $3.3 billion and was ranked by Forbes in March 2007 as the 369th richest person in the world.[1] According to reports, he made $750 million in 2006. (courtesy Wikipedia).

The "Perfect Failure" Speech
He gave a speech titled "Perfect Failure", which he gave to the graduating class of The Buckley School.

Reading this is highly recommended:
Paul Tudor Jones - Failure Speech June 2009

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