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Mastering the Roll

Succeeding Amidst Change Means Trying New Things, Failing, and Trying More

Gregory Shea, PhD, and Robert Gunther

Failure Is the Only Option

Change means trying new things and failing. It means vulnerability and frustration to the point of anger. It means suffering. It means getting comfortable hanging upside down in your boat, under the icy water, without oxygen. It means hanging in there and continuing to function even when you look and feel foolish—and then rolling back up. It means failing and then recovering to continue on, and then failing again.

Business is about avoiding mistakes. We all want to appear competent. Success ...

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