The Surprising Truth About Failure That Took Me Years to Accept—And How It Changed Everything
The stories we tell ourselves about setbacks
Here’s what I’ve noticed working with clients for over a decade: most of us have a mental script that turns every mistake into evidence of our inadequacy.
You mess up a presentation, and the story becomes “I’m terrible at public speaking.”
You have a fight with your partner, and suddenly it’s “We’re incompatible.”
You miss a deadline, and you’ve decided “I can’t handle responsibility.”
These narratives are persuasive because they feel true in the moment. But they’re also wildly inaccurate.
