The real ways to capitalize on failure

The real ways to capitalize on failure

We have written about the benefits of not being afraid to fail – taking risks, being bold, and not limiting yourself. And when you do fail, being able to make the most of a failure through learning, growing, and pushing yourself further. Lewis Schiff, author of the...
It’s never too late

It’s never too late

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” ~George Eliot “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” This is one of those old sayings that seems to still ring true, because it reminds me that we can always start over and that...
The upside of falling down

The upside of falling down

“Fall down seven times, get up eight times.” ~Japanese Proverb I now enjoy skiing. I used to hate it. I hated it because I fell. And I hated that I fell. I once made my ski instructor fall getting off the lift. He told me he hadn’t fallen off a lift in over ten...
Don’t go with the flow

Don’t go with the flow

“Going with the flow is a euphemism for failing.” ~Seth Godin We are often told to go with the flow. To take things in stride. To not let anything upset our apple cart. But what if going with the flow is hurting us? What if we need to still accept things as they...