Lately, I’ve been failing!

Lately, I’ve been failing!

Not dramatically…but in quiet, personal ways: missed targets, stalled approvals, lost deals.

And every time, the inner critic pipes up: “Maybe you’re just not good enough.”

A recent one hit hard.

We worked closely with a client for weeks.
Meetings, revisions, full commitment.
Then…
Just like that…they chose someone else!

No explanation.
I was gutted!

But as the dust settled, a better question emerged…

What is this failure trying to teach me?


The answer
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That I showed up. I tried. I cared.
And that matters more than the outcome.

Failure, I’ve realised, is feedback.

It’s proof I’m in motion. Not stuck. Not hiding behind comfort zones.

But evolving…boldly, consciously.


So I’ve stopped asking, “How successful am I?”

Now I ask, “How bravely did I fail today?”
Because failure means I’m doing work that matters.

And that, to me, is the real success!