Gary BreckaHuman Biologist & Longevity Innovator

DAVID GRUTMAN ON SUCCESS AND FAILURE

8 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this interview segment, host Gary Brecka asks David Grutman where entrepreneurs commonly err when building the foundations of their businesses. Grutman responds by emphasizing that he has encountered more challenges stemming from success than from failure. He notes that while he has experienced many failures, the narrative around failure—"I failed, but I got back up"—is often over‑emphasized in education and media. Grutman points out that most people who fail once tend to try again, and the real difficulty lies in managing the complexities that come with success, which are less discussed in traditional teachings.

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Where do you think a lot of entrepreneurs that have their head down are going wrong in building the foundation of their business?
You know, one thing I really like to talk about, Gary, with this whole thing is I've had more issues with success than I have with failure. I think that's one thing in the book that they don't tell you in school and in life. And of course I've had many failures. I have great success, but I have many failures. And what people always want to harp on is, you know, I failed, but I got back up and I did it. And yeah, of course, that's how we are as humans. I don't know many people that did it once, failed, and didn't try to get back on the horse.