Love this—the point of talking about failure is to learn from it and not repeat said failure. As I tell my kid, a mistake or a fail is a learning opportunity. You take time to reflect on what you learned, what not to do in the future/what to do differently in the future, and, if warranted, apologize. Then, and this is critical, move on. Don’t wallow in the fail. That’s counterproductive.
I'm taking introductory improv classes for fun through my parks and rec department. The instructor gave us the gift of the "failure bow": If we really goof in an obvious way or our brain freezes we give a bow with a big flourish and intone dramatically; "I have failed!" Everyone is supposed to applaud this. It's self-awareness made visible.
Love this! With one of my clients, we do "retros" every 2 weeks where we share good things that happened (work wise or otherwise) and bad things that happened (failures, miscommunication, personal life that's affecting work life); and then if any changes need to be implemented. I love it!
Love this—the point of talking about failure is to learn from it and not repeat said failure. As I tell my kid, a mistake or a fail is a learning opportunity. You take time to reflect on what you learned, what not to do in the future/what to do differently in the future, and, if warranted, apologize. Then, and this is critical, move on. Don’t wallow in the fail. That’s counterproductive.
Yes! Nailed it!
I'm taking introductory improv classes for fun through my parks and rec department. The instructor gave us the gift of the "failure bow": If we really goof in an obvious way or our brain freezes we give a bow with a big flourish and intone dramatically; "I have failed!" Everyone is supposed to applaud this. It's self-awareness made visible.
Wow I LOVE this so much!
Love this! With one of my clients, we do "retros" every 2 weeks where we share good things that happened (work wise or otherwise) and bad things that happened (failures, miscommunication, personal life that's affecting work life); and then if any changes need to be implemented. I love it!
Love that framework, thanks for sharing.