The Art of Failing: How Mistakes Set Up Your Perfect Launchpad for Creative Growth
05/08/23 • 10 min
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If someone pointed at you and said "you failed", what thoughts would immediately arise?
Some creatives would rather ignore the prospect of failure. However, we have a different take that will change your perspective and help you unlock the power of turning failures into success. Because it's true - embracing setbacks and mistakes is the gateway to unleashing your creative potential and achieving the success you crave. Let's explore how to embrace failure for creative growth and make it work for you!
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Embrace failure as a crucial ingredient for creative success and innovation.
- Ascertain how an objective perspective on failure can reveal unexpected possibilities.
- Explore the spiritual side of failure and use it to fuel your personal development.
- Learn the significance of your reaction to failure while pushing through your comfort zone.
- Gain valuable encouragement for faith-driven creatives seeking growth and ongoing education.
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If someone pointed at you and said "you failed", what thoughts would immediately arise?
Some creatives would rather ignore the prospect of failure. However, we have a different take that will change your perspective and help you unlock the power of turning failures into success. Because it's true - embracing setbacks and mistakes is the gateway to unleashing your creative potential and achieving the success you crave. Let's explore how to embrace failure for creative growth and make it work for you!
In this episode, you'll learn how to:
- Embrace failure as a crucial ingredient for creative success and innovation.
- Ascertain how an objective perspective on failure can reveal unexpected possibilities.
- Explore the spiritual side of failure and use it to fuel your personal development.
- Learn the significance of your reaction to failure while pushing through your comfort zone.
- Gain valuable encouragement for faith-driven creatives seeking growth and ongoing education.
Join our Creative Community
In our 360 Membership, you get focused encouragement, guidance, and training on how to thrive as a faith-focused creative.
Joining gives you access to our exclusive app, workshops and community conversations, as we change from being creatively confused to creatively confident!
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The God and Gigs Show - The Art of Failing: How Mistakes Set Up Your Perfect Launchpad for Creative Growth
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I'm going to say two words that might make you just want to turn off this podcast. You failed. Now, how does that make you feel if you immediately said, hey, hey, you don't know me. Just back off. You don't know what I, , do or whether I failed. I don't know how you can come out with that. Maybe your reaction says something about the way you view failure. Maybe failure is something we should discuss, especially since failure might be your biggest friend. I'm going to exp
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