Today I have a guest post from an inspiring 20-something who has learned the value of failure early on…and is leaning in to get the most out of it. Sometimes “not a good fit” just means you are meant for something better — better in line with your strength. Here is Lynne Guey’s story. ~ […] Read more…
At one of my 7×7 Mentoring Salons about career transition and 20-something flux we had a discussion about failure. The mantra today is fail fast. The entrepreneurial way of business…the faster you fail the faster you fix. This led to a discussion of personal failure – does it take longer to understand our […] Read more…
I have been reading The Startup Playbook by David Kidder and I loved this excerpt about Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx and youngest self-made female billionaire. What a wondeful lesson her father taught her and perhaps one that is never too late to learn. This week focus start asking yourself, “What did I fail at?” When I was […] Read more…
Herewith, three “gifts” one 40-something would give a 20-something as their “Forty-Godmother”. What are yours? 1. It’s one thing to learn how to ride a horse but you’ve got to learn how to fall. That’s always stuck to my mind. Learning how to fall is the best experience that you can ever take…and […] Read more…
This the fourth in my series of lessons learned from Tropfest’s RoughCut film symposium in NYC last month. In addition to interesting speakers and insider expertise, I got some great 40:20 Vision. I love going to events simply because they interest me and then realizing there is so much I can apply to my […] Read more…
“Define failure for yourself or someone else will define it for you.” – J.K. Rowling This quote was brought up by a woman who attended one of my 7×7 Mentorship Salons. It led to a discussion about the definition of failure. Here’s what some 40-somethings had to say: “The scripts in America are anti-failure. […] Read more…