Failure Gets a Bad Rep.
What if, instead of fearing failure, we embraced failure as progress, learning, and extending ourselves beyond our comfort zone?
What if we knew that failure is inevitable and to be expected on our way to success?
What if we believed that failure doesn’t mean we weren’t meant for whatever we strive for?
What if we understood that if we don’t fail, it’s a sign we aren’t growing?
Because if we don’t fail, we’re actually stagnating.
Where would you rather be?
Stuck or in Growth mode?
This inside is based on studies at the Institute of Women-Centered Coaching, Training and Leadership:
This information is specifically for those working with women and who want to understand the deeper and inner mechanisms and structures of women.
Studies have shown* that women are 80% more likely than men to make ‘shame-based’ meaning when faced with failure. On average, men make failure mean that something they did was wrong, allowing them to correct the action and continue on. Where as women make failure mean that something about them is wrong stopping and stunting our growth.
Wwhen we believe that we’re not “good enough” or not “talented enough” or not “business minded enough” or “not good with numbers, or not good at sales, not good at marketing …” we tend to retreat or even give up.
Gladly, you don’t have to stay stuck in this pattern:
Join me in engaging in this 3-question inquiry:
1. What did you fail at last week?
2. What did you do well within the ‘failure’?
3. And what can you learn from it?
That is how you step into empowered Self-Leadership!
Join me in shifting the narrative about failure away from fear and shame-based meaning making to one of learning and growth!
Share your insights with me by either replying to this email, read about my personal failure in the comments of this post on Linkedin and, if you’re courageous enough, add your insights!
If you’re interested in digging in deeper into self leadership and use it to transform, build, or land your Dream Job in a Year (or less), you can find more information about the work I do here. Or take an even bolder step and apply for a Free Dream Job Accelerator Consult!
Let’s shift into an empowered narrative of failure, leadership, and growth.
