7. Use Failure as a Growth Tool
Master leaders recognize that there are no failures. There is only feedback. No one ever fails. People simply get results that they label as failures. We attribute natural born leader status to those who find value in every experience, especially when they do not get the results they want. Failure is actually the opportunity to begin again with more intelligence.
Nobody wins all the time. The meaning of winning, however, depends on how people keep score. The best leaders do not get mired in scoring their results as negative, ineffective, or disappointing. They find the meaningful lesson, learn it, and move on. They overcome the tendency to spend any energy resisting failure. Resistance only deepens dependence on ...
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