This article was written by our good friend Chris Dessi, Founder and CEO of Silverback Social, an amazing social media marketing company.  Please visit them at SilverbackSocial.com.

I’m a loser. Really, I am. I’ve had my ass kicked so many times I’ve stopped counting. I’ve been fired more times than I care to remember. Three times in less than two years in fact. I have scars. Deep ugly jagged cuts that at times have left me bleeding on the ground. That’s precisely why I win in business. It’s also exactly why my company performs 10X better than our competition. Because I’ve had my ass kicked I do things differently. Let me explain:

The last time I was let go I was so stunned I couldn’t respond.

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