Episode Summary
Ashley Good reading from ‘The Rise’ by Sarah Lewis and discussing the positive elements of 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?
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]
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Resources:
Ashley Good | LinkedIn | Fail Forward
Sarah Lewis: The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
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