Roseanne is back.  She's on talk radio - hosting a couple of shows.  Who knew that the sitcom star would show up talking about progressive politics.  What I like about her is that she doesn't give up.  She had a hard start in life but made it into her own sitcom.  She had some stuff with men but she's with a new guy hosting the show.  She fell off the radar and now she's back on.
If you're different and talented this can happen.  It may not always go well.  So you learn from what happens and get on with life!

And she was into blogging before I could even spell it!

Roseannes World

Thiis is a great article all about the business people who failed and came back.

 

Fabulous Failures of Successful People

You won't succeed if you don't try, right? These six leaders learned from their mistakes and aren't likely to repeat them

By Jena McGregor

Business Week Article

They include Marilyn Monroe and The Beatles who were rejected at first.  Keep on trying.

More on successful failures

Saw an interesting book about being a successful failure - learn by your mistakes - is the message - she also had a huge marketing campaign.

It's interesting to watch managers at work. 
One person doesn't fit and fails.
Another doesn't fit in and gets promoted.
What's up with that?
It's all about marketing. 
The successful manager knows what he has to offer and found someone who needed that.
The unsuccessful manager is trying to fit in but doesn't.  That battle obscures her talents.

Just read Outliers the new book from Malcom Gladwell.  It is really fascinating because he looks at what it means to be successful not in the normal way but in an alternative way.  Athletes don't just succeed because they train hard but also because they were born in the right month to give them more training so they have an advantage when it comes to selection.
I like hearing about people who do well because they revel in who they are and want to be different.
Read more about him here.Malcolm Gladwell's site.

Palin and McCain both claim to be mavericks.  But are they successful misfits too?  My answer is no.  McCain may have been but once - disagreeing with others - and being unique - knowing who he is and selling those differences.  Now he seems to be another a politician trying to win at all costs.  He agrees with the right wing Evangelicals, follows most of Bush's policies and is using negative advertising like all the other politicos.  Palin is playing I'm an ordinary person doing battle in Washington.  But actually she is a very astute operator who could easily fit in in DC.  She doesn't seem to understand who she is and make something of that but follow other peoples' scripts and thoughts.  Mavericks no!  Successful misfits no!  Operators yes!

Many politicians seem to suggest that there is only one way to be an American (and patriotic).  As America is a melting pot there are of course millions of ways to be a US citizen including disagreeing with those politicians who talk nonsense.  Being a successful misfit as an American citizen makes perfect sense.  You are free to be yourself!

Thanks to this blog which inspired my comments.

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