Million Stories

Ouch! Personal stories from people who discover the value of failure in pursuit of their dreams.

Chef Kwame Onwuachi was on top of the world at 23 – until his $2M DC restaurant closed 6 weeks after open...

Chef Kwame Onwuachi was on top of the world at 23 – until h...

Failure is not the end; it's the beginning of something greater. Join us as we explore the transformative...

Failure is not the end; it's the beginning of something gre...

From fortune to failure to fortune again! Doug Lourenzen shares his Faceplant story and the power of bou...

From fortune to failure to fortune again! Doug Lourenzen s...

After a debilitating knee injury, educator Dr. Jackie decided to use her recovery time to chase her dream...

After a debilitating knee injury, educator Dr. Jackie decid...

A former drug dealer turns his life around while incarcerated. He got his PhD, became a published author,...

A former drug dealer turns his life around while incarcerat...

A high school underdog is bullied and gets kicked out of school and enlists in the Vietnam War. The skill...

A high school underdog is bullied and gets kicked out of sc...

A Venezuelan actress finds early success as a child. But when she moves to Los Angeles, a language barrie...

A Venezuelan actress finds early success as a child. But wh...

Olympic athlete Danell Leyva has a fall and seeks redemption. His chance to make the Olympic team is jeop...

Olympic athlete Danell Leyva has a fall and seeks redemptio...

A college grad co-founds a start-up company with her friends who then turn on her and ask her to step dow...

A college grad co-founds a start-up company with her friend...

A TV producer loses sight of her "why" as she rises up the ranks in the networks, then unexpectedly loses...

A TV producer loses sight of her "why" as she rises up the ...

YouTube star Glozell goes broke after YouTube changes its algorithm which led to fewer views on her page,...

YouTube star Glozell goes broke after YouTube changes its a...

An entrepreneur prematurely launches a new company and created a product before finding out if the compan...

An entrepreneur prematurely launches a new company and crea...