I Fail Often and Gloriously

In today's episode of the Potential Leader Lab Podcast, I offer you a call to action to embrace your failures gloriously, learn from them, evolve, and chase the relentless pursuit of self-improvement.

The truth is, we've been programmed to view failure as a roadblock rather than a learning experience—a viewpoint that's not only flawed but also hindering our potential to grow and improve. In exploring the concept of failure, I share that I, too, have experienced more failures than successes. Public failures are just the tip of the iceberg compared to the less visible, private ones where we fail to meet our self-set expectations.

Are you ready to learn why and how relentless leaders fail often and gloriously?

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Key Takeaways from this Week's Potential Leader Lab

• Failure is the Path: Failure isn't a detour but the only path to genuine learning and scalable success. Embrace it!
• Societal Conditioning: Understand the societal and biological programming that makes us fear failure, and learn how to break free.
• Language Matters: Discover the power of language in shaping your reality and learn how a simple change in words can redefine your experiences.
• Growth Mindset Essentials: Explore the five components of a growth mindset and how they fuel resilience.
• Fail on Purpose: Understand the concept of nonfatal failures and how they are secret keys to unlocking personal growth and resilience.

Key Moments in this Week's Leadership Podcast

• 00:33 Embracing Failure: A Private Struggle

• 06:10 Success Through Constant Failure

• 08:13 Redefining Failure and Success

• 12:49 Embrace Failure for Growth

• 16:15 Learning from Nonfatal Failures

• 18:10 Embracing Struggle for Growth

• 20:55 Opportunity and Resilience Reflection

• 24:06 Embrace Failure, Evolve, Repeat 

Take Home Resources

• Enroll in The Emerging Leader Toolkit - Online Leadership Course by Perry Maughmer