#group fail

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” - Robert T. Kiyosaki

Group Fail: Thursday, March 19 Salsa Dance Lessons as taught by Ryan Holdeman and Nancy Smith Note: Nancy's teaching me how to salsa so that I can teach it. Big fail?

Mini Fail Day 17

Today's Fail:

Get outside and take a great photo OR

Make up your own fail

Don't forget to post to the Fail Room on HipChat

Check Out Previous Fails

Visit the Tumblr for all the fails and the original presentation

Fail Better

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad, posted on his Facebook page about failure a few years ago. There were some good comments. [Read]

FAQs

1. What's a "Mini Fail"?

Mini Fail [min-ee feyl]

noun

1. A small action that pushes one's comfort zone to the point it has a high likelihood it will fall short of achievement

2. A small action that demonstrates to one's self that failure isn't that big of a deal

2. How do I get on the email list?

We've got our first Gloo Group Fail Project activity this Thursday! Here are the details:

1. 60 minutes from 5-6pm on Thursday, March 19

2. Refreshments will be available

3. Nancy and I will be teaching the lessons. Keep in mind, I have no idea what I'm doing so this has been a Big Fail attempt. Nancy's been teaching me, so I can be the dudes' teacher. Come to at least watch me struggle to talk and dance at the same time.

4. Here's a video of the moves we'll be learning [Watch]

Kidding....it'll be more like this [Watch]

"Twyla Tharp says, “The best failures are the private ones you commit in the confines of your own room, with no strangers watching.” She rises as 5:30 AM and videotapes herself freestyling for 3 hours each morning, happy if she extracts just 30 seconds of usable material from the whole tape. This is a great example of a “safe space to fail.” But many of us don’t have this luxury of time or freedom. So how do we create this space?” - Sarah Rapp

Group Fail: Thursday, March 19 Salsa Dance Lessons as taught by Ryan Holdeman and Nancy Smith Note: Nancy's teaching me how to salsa so that I can teach it. Big fail?

Mini Fail Day 15

Today's Fail:

Consider what you're so good at that you're in the top 10%. Then decide one way you can take advantage of that more. OR

Make up your own fail

Don't forget to post to the Fail Room on HipChat

Check Out Previous Fails

Visit the Tumblr for all the fails and the original presentation

Fail Better

Kirsten Dunst gives a nice little 2 minute fail speech in 'Elizabethtown'' [Watch]

FAQs

1. What's a "Mini Fail"?

Mini Fail [min-ee feyl]

noun

1. A small action that pushes one's comfort zone to the point it has a high likelihood it will fall short of achievement

2. A small action that demonstrates to one's self that failure isn't that big of a deal

2. How do I get on the email list?

“Expose yourself to lots of different ideas and try lots of different approaches, on the grounds that failure is common.”  -Tim Harford

Group Fail: Thursday, March 19  Salsa Dance Lessons as taught by Ryan Holdeman and Nancy Smith Note: Nancy's teaching me how to salsa so that I can teach it. Big fail?

Mini Fail Day 12

Today I've got two suggestions for fails to carry us into the weekend

Do 5% more than you normally would in your next workout

Write a poem OR

Make up your own fail

Don't forget to post to the Fail Room on HipChat

Check Out Previous Fails

Visit the Tumblr for all the fails and the original presentation

Fail Better

Seth Godin interview about failing until you succeed [Watch]

FAQs

1. What's a "Mini Fail"?

Mini Fail [min-ee feyl]

noun

1. A small action that pushes one's comfort zone to the point it has a high likelihood it will fall short of achievement

2. A small action that demonstrates to one's self that failure isn't that big of a deal

2. How do I get on the email list?