The Life Coach School Podcast Ep #4: How to Fail
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May 8, 2014 Fear of failure often holds people back from reaching their goals. Embracing failure is crucial for personal growth and success. The discussion redefines failure as a valuable learning opportunity. By understanding and accepting failure, we can take risks and push ourselves toward achieving our dreams. Letting go of the fear associated with failing can lead to transformative experiences.
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Failure Is An Omission Not An Identity
- Failure is simply the omission of an expected or required action, not a character judgment.
- Brooke Castillo reframes failure as a benign event you control by choosing what to think after missing your expectation.
Predecide How You’ll Respond To Failing
- Decide ahead of time how you'll interpret failures so you won't avoid taking risks.
- Brooke suggests treating misses as information (what to change next) and staying curious about why you didn't meet your expectation.
Success Requires Increasing Your Failure Rate
- Success is meeting your own expectations; improving requires increasing your rate of failure.
- Brooke cites the idea that doubling your failure rate accelerates learning and refines what actually works.