Early in life, you figure out what you want to do in large-part by what you’re good at. If interest leads to success, your interest is shaped by the natural and positive feedback you find. It’s a big part of why we want to encourage kids to have interests. Just don’t be bored. Go out, … Continue reading Getting Old, Getting Failure-Smarts (Rohr)
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After Wrong: Cry, Learn, Trust, And Commit
Few things are more interesting than a team operating under high pressure with high stakes pushing to succeed. It took a friend of mine positioning Formula 1: Drive to Survive (on Netflix) this way to me, but man do I love this show now. Me: So, it's adult Mario Kart without the turtle shells and … Continue reading After Wrong: Cry, Learn, Trust, And Commit
What Did You Fail At During The Pandemic? Uh, Everything (?!)
When they asked Mike Birbiglia what he failed at during the pandemic, he couldn’t pick one thing. Diet? Sleep? Healthy habits? Check, check, and check. He failed at everything. It made him wonder, “What didn’t I fail at?” Life is messy. Mistakes are made. Failure is a part of it. Especially in a time of … Continue reading What Did You Fail At During The Pandemic? Uh, Everything (?!)
Fail, Learn, Improve
“The reason highly successful people fail a lot is because they learn from it. The value of failure is learning... the value of learning is you improve.” John C Maxwell (on The Knowledge Podcast, ep. 80). No one navigates everything flawlessly. Life isn’t an action movie fight scene. If it is, I need to speak … Continue reading Fail, Learn, Improve