74. Fail More Often: A Growth Hack - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE and Becky Endicott, CFRE

Found yourself stuck in the vicious cycle of ‘playing it safe’ to avoid failing at all costs?  Well friends, it’s time to flip the script. We believe failure just might be what's missing in each of us to grow into the people who take our causes and missions further than ever before. 

In our Friday Convo, we dive into how to embrace a healthy mindset around failure, and how to build failure into your bold goals and actions. We also share our simple steps for turning failures into a springboard to growth. Of course you can expect to hear some of our most palm-to-the-face moments too as we embrace failing right alongside you. We’re in this together, friends.

Episode Overview

• Taking away the fear of failure (1:15)
• Thinking like an entrepreneur and embracing their unique lens (2:00)
• Failure is just a label that we are putting on it about our missed expectations (4:15)
• Failures are just missed expectations (4:40)
• Jeff Bezos’ Story: Don’t let failure stall you (9:45)
• This space is not competitive, it is focused on community (10:35)
• Focus on being brave, not perfect (12:50)
• Jon and Becky’s stories of failure (14:00)
• What is staring you in the face right now that you’re afraid of? Recognize that it is your own personal expectations you are putting on it. (20:00)

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