You often hear that failure provides an opportunity for learning. Indeed, it is intuitively appealing to assume that people will use their failure experiences as means toward finding success.

While discussing inventions, Thomas Edison’s associate, Walter S. Mallory, once said to him, “Isn’t it a shame that with the tremendous amount of work you have done, you haven’t been able to get any ...

Count failure 'in' as an option. Lots of arrows miss the target but provide critical personal and professional learning to help you eventually hit the mark. As a physician and consultant to large ...

Some people seem to have this impressive ability to shake off setbacks and stay positive. I am not one of those people. No matter how many inspirational quotes about resilience and perseverance I read ...

Imagine you are watching a movie, a delightfully engaging and entertaining film. Now imagine that the person sitting next to you is an acclaimed director, an expert at making movies. Will you see the ...

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Right now, someone somewhere, in a meeting room or on Zoom, is uttering these success-killing words: “We tried it before, and it didn’t work.” Or, in a similar squash-down, “Oh, others have tried that ...

This post is part one of a two-part series. Kristin Neff, PhD, is an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Self-Compassion: The ...

Imposter syndrome keeps even the most accomplished entrepreneurs questioning their success, doubting their abilities and fearing they’ll be “found out.” But overcoming it starts with these actionable ...