Life Lessons on Falling Forward - Episode 97

“It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ― J.K. Rowling

No great success was ever achieved without failure. Like it or not, all of us have had the experience of failure at some point in our lives. Even a baby crawls before they can walk and in the process of learning to walk, babies stumble and fall many times over. The simple truth is we all fall, we all make mistakes and during the course of our lives we will all experience our share of failures.

Join Lisa and Michael as they explore the life lessons of falling forward, how trying at anything and failing helps us grow as individuals. This week’s show was inspired by Denzel Washington’s 2011 commencement speech that he delivered at Penn University offering valuable advice on embracing failure. Denzel encouraged the graduates to “Fail big. Do something you are passionate about . . . and don’t be afraid to fail big. If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.” He went on to say, “I don’t want to fall back on anything . . . If I am going to fall, I want to fall forward. I figured t least this way I can see what I am going to hit.” His advice on Falling Forward as a means of setting, achieving goals and obtaining success can serve as inspiration for each of us to look at failure differently.  Inspirational writer Zig Ziglar wrote that, “It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” It is our ability to bounce back or to fall forward that affords us the opportunity to create a future that otherwise would not happen. We invite you to redefine failure as a necessary step to success. When we find the courage to try, regardless if we fail in our attempt, it opens the door to amazing new beginnings!

Enjoy Denzel’s encouraging message at Denzel on Falling Forward

Lisa LeRose an internationally respected natural health advocate, wellness educator, speaker, and eternal optimist, is the founder of One Wisdom, a healing arts collective focused on creating life-changing transformations.

Michael J.. Russ is a keynote speaker, the author of Zero Adversity and the founder of Life Moves Podcast. Learn more about Michael J. Russ at LifeMovesPodcast.com.

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