http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/02/16/failing-forward-is-a-vital-mindset-for-us-in-a-down-economy/ Succeed and Savor Life With Others...by Kare Anderson. What can we do better together? For greater accomplishment, adventure and friendship let’s harness the power of us. Share ways to thrive in this next chapter of your life with others. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:47:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/02/16/failing-forward-is-a-vital-mindset-for-us-in-a-down-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 Kare Anderson Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:36:01 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/02/16/failing-forward-is-a-vital-mindset-for-us-in-a-down-economy/#comment-2134 This totem is a powerful exercise. I just did it for myself. It is a giant step towards self-understanding, a necessary precept to truly seeing and understanding others. And, as you well know from your book, Trust Me, connection can't happen until trust exists. Thank you Nick This totem is a powerful exercise. I just did it for myself. It is a giant step towards self-understanding, a necessary precept to truly seeing and understanding others. And, as you well know from your book, Trust Me, connection can’t happen until trust exists. Thank you Nick

]]> http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/02/16/failing-forward-is-a-vital-mindset-for-us-in-a-down-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 nick morgan Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:10:30 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2009/02/16/failing-forward-is-a-vital-mindset-for-us-in-a-down-economy/#comment-2133 I love this post. For some reason (because society is so fixed on success, I suppose) we have a terrible time dealing with failure. Companies, managers, and individuals all pay lip service to the idea, and then we turn our backs on those who fail, and those who appear to fail. And yet, failure is the only way to learn. When I taught public speaking at Princeton, I would always challenge my classes with the "Totem Exercise." In it, I asked them to write down 10 things that were going well in their lives, and 10 things that were going badly. Then I would have them note down the 10 best moments/events in their lives, and the 10 worst moments or events. Finally, they were to look at the lists and compile a list of their strengths and weaknesses based on the highs and lows recorded. I encouraged them to draw a picture of this list (the Totem) and then they had to give a speech about it. The speeches were astonishing: moving, funny, and insightful. The audience often shed tears. Why was this so moving? As students who had worked so hard to get into Princeton, and then so hard once they were there, they rarely stopped to think about what they were doing. For many, this was literally the first time anyone had asked them what their lives had added up to. And the failures reported were always the most interesting stories. I love this post. For some reason (because society is so fixed on success, I suppose) we have a terrible time dealing with failure. Companies, managers, and individuals all pay lip service to the idea, and then we turn our backs on those who fail, and those who appear to fail. And yet, failure is the only way to learn. When I taught public speaking at Princeton, I would always challenge my classes with the “Totem Exercise.” In it, I asked them to write down 10 things that were going well in their lives, and 10 things that were going badly. Then I would have them note down the 10 best moments/events in their lives, and the 10 worst moments or events. Finally, they were to look at the lists and compile a list of their strengths and weaknesses based on the highs and lows recorded. I encouraged them to draw a picture of this list (the Totem) and then they had to give a speech about it. The speeches were astonishing: moving, funny, and insightful. The audience often shed tears. Why was this so moving? As students who had worked so hard to get into Princeton, and then so hard once they were there, they rarely stopped to think about what they were doing. For many, this was literally the first time anyone had asked them what their lives had added up to. And the failures reported were always the most interesting stories.

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