

2155 | Carla Harris: “If You Don’t Make a Mistake, That Means You’re Not Trying Hard Enough.”
Apr 10, 2025
Carla Harris, a dynamic speaker and author renowned for her 'Pearls of Wisdom', shares enriching insights from her Wall Street journey. She discusses the importance of embracing mistakes as vital for growth, urging listeners to take risks and recognize their strengths. Highlighting the dual currencies of performance and relationships, she emphasizes their role in career success. Carla delivers life lessons on celebrating achievements and the value of forgiveness, empowering listeners to push beyond their limits.
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Own Your Power
- Own your power fully and embrace your authentic self as your unique competitive advantage.
- If you are invited into a room or to the table, you belong and must use your voice confidently.
Take Risks and Build Relationships
- Be willing to take risks and let go of fear, which has no place in success.
- Invest in relationships as career advancement depends more on judgment shaped by who knows you than just performance.
Beg Forgiveness, Not Permission
- Remember it’s easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
- If you know you should do something, do it and apologize afterwards if necessary.