The host expressed enthusiasm for the title, noting that it had become a USA Today bestseller, while the author recounted its evolution from a self‑published 60‑page draft to a polished fifth edition with Thomas Nelson. He described the early challenges, such as discovering typographical errors, and how those setbacks informed the book’s message about turning failure into success.
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The speaker discussed the journey of creating this book, which started as a self-published, 60-page version detailing his documentary experience. The final version, published with Thomas Nelson, became a USA Today bestseller after several iterations where he worked to improve it, despite initial struggles with typos.
I love your first book, Chasing Failure. How falling short sets you up for success.
So in Chasing Failure, I tell a story about the first version of Chasing Failure. The Chasing Failure that's out with Thomas Nelson now. Nicely buttoned up and whatnot. Is the fifth version of Chasing Failure. So the first version, I self-published. It was like 60 pages.
And I find two typos. And I was livid. I was livid in the studio. But then I just thought, yeah, but in the book, I write, hey, you might find two typos.
Well, I'll tell you, that book, as you know, became a USA Today bestseller.