The Importance of Being Present in a Failure

Failure is well and good in theory ... but how do we become comfortable with it in practice? Ashley Good knows. She calls herself a ‘full-time failure,’ and is the founder and CEO of Fail Forward, a consultancy centered around helping others to fail intelligently. She and I wrestle with the million dollar question: how can we begin to embrace and overcome failure in our lives? Get‌ ‌book‌ ‌links‌ ‌and‌ ‌resources‌ ‌at‌ https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/ 

Ashley reads two pages from the book ‘The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery’ by Sarah Lewis. [reading begins at 15:34] 

You’ll also hear us talk about: 

The transformational quality of failure. [22:24] | Different responses to failure. [26:55] | “Theoretically, it is true that we can all repair with gold, but it is not psychologically true for everyone.” [27:39] | Coping with failure. [28:09] | “Being transformed by failure requires us to acknowledge that things are hard. It is always possible to be your wisest self in your worst moments.” [34:07]