How I Failed My Way Forward | Mathew Isac | TEDxSJIM
Explores how setbacks and uncertainties can catalyze personal and professional growth when met with courage, curiosity, and continuous learning. Isac emphasizes that success is rarely linear,  it’s shaped by how one responds to rejection, change, and loss. He advocates embracing failure as feedback and disruption as an invitation to evolve beyond comfort zones. Central to his message is the idea that one’s starting point doesn’t define their potential; instead, commitment, work ethic, and purpose do. Reinvention, he suggests, is not a one-time event but a lifelong process of growth and self-discovery. Isac urges individuals to “build their brand before they start working,” nurture excellence daily, and measure success through impact rather than mere metrics. He encourages young adults to believe in their dreams, professionals to view setbacks as new beginnings, and leaders to prioritize resilience and curiosity over perfection. His closing call — “Be Extraordinary!” — reinforces that ordinary people become extraordinary by consistently adding “extra” focus, integrity, and purpose to everything they do Mathew has 33+ years of diverse industry expertise spanning Finance, Operations, Customer Services. Unique combination
of managing business & coaching experience. Cross-functional expertise in Operations Excellence, Value-Added Services &
managing large global teams. An entrepreneur for 15+ years, he has worked with 300+ clients & 3000+ coaching hours.
His belief: a meaningful life is built on balance across 4 verticals: Personal. Professional. Social. Spiritual.
His purpose: IMPACT - empowering organisations, professionals to scale & achieve sustainable growth. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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