This week, we’re going to talk about something that comes up with every client I have the honour of working with – failure. For many of us, the idea of failure, the fear of failure, is not an easy topic or feeling to talk about. Believe me, I’ve been there, too. But what if I told you that failure is actually a productive part of your advancement journey that you can use to your advantage? What if failure is something that you can use to grow and learn from?
In this episode, I have an honest conversation of my own journey and the feeling of failure that I felt in my first year of university – you may remember a little bit of my journey from Episode 2, but in this episode, I really unpack the failure I felt – and how this failure was actually one of the most important lessons in my life. This feeling of failure, and the support of my grandparents to follow the path I defined for myself, helped me to grow, to strive for what I wanted for myself, and to build the life I have today.
I believe that failure can actually be a tool that we can use to gain knowledge about ourselves and our circumstances. We can use failure to drive ourselves forward in the face of adversity rather than feel ashamed of it. As people we are resilient, and we often need failure to grow and succeed from lessons learnt. Successful people often fail more than they succeed – but rather than give up and quit, they use failure as knowledge to drive them forward and guide them into the future.
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Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
Episode 2: Adrienne’s Professional Path
Episode 16: Reframing Fear
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