Born in Canada, Ryan Filiatrault, 37, has thrown caution to the wind a few times in his quest to find truly fulfilling work. He went from being an electrician to a table server and then a recruitment consultant in Japan before ultimately making his passion for filmmaking a reality in his mid-30s. After a lot of hard work he now runs his own production company in Tokyo, Indigo Media.

Failure is a mindset and it looks different for everyone. Others might label one situation as a setback or failure, but I don't. I just look at it as a fork in the road. It's an obstacle rather than a barrier. There's always something you can do to put yourself back on track.