What happens when you have a failure? Like when you make a mistake at work — big or small — or you get rejected for something that you thought was a sure thing.

It’s tempting to hide away or play small after a failure has happened. Sometimes people let it derail them or even end their career.

But what happens when you use failure to propel you forward?

That’s what Jessica Bacall, editor of two top 10 books, Mistakes I Made at Work and The Rejection That Changed My Life, explored in her books and her work as the director of Reflective Journaling at Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts

To be a successful leader doesn’t mean avoiding mistakes or failures, but rather to expect them, prepare for them, and use them to build your resiliency. Tune in to hear how you can apply Jessica’s research to your own life and career.

01:25 — How recognizing that failure or rejection is inevitable helps you neutralize your thoughts around it
04:14 — How recognizing that failure or rejection is inevitable helps you neutralize your thoughts around it
07:12 — How to navigate a recent failure or rejection without getting caught up in it
10:59 — Understand the differences between how men and women handle mistakes and failures
16:05 — How you can increase your resilience ahead of having a failure so that you’re prepared when it inevitably happens


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Jessica Bacal is director of Reflective Journaling at Smith College, in Northampton, Massachusetts. She leads programs to help students explore identity and find resilience in community. She also teaches a course called Designing Your Path, which guides students to consider questions like: What is your story? What matters to you? What skills do you need to pursue what matters?
Jessica is the editor of two books published by Penguin Random House.:
Mistakes I Made at Work: https://a.co/d/cqLvMo5
The Rejection That Changed My Life (2021): https://a.co/d/aVnO8Oz

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