I Failed Out Of College - The Power of BOUNCING BACK after FAILURE

from Leading Like Her · host Erin Carroll

The cat is out of the bag - I am not perfect, have not had success in a straight line, and I fail. A LOT. The biggest failure in my life (so far) is failing out of college after 2 years. In that moment, I was DEVASTATED, ASHAMED, and DEPRESSED. It was really hard to see any positives in that situation. However time heals a lot of wounds, and as I persevered I came to understand WHY I failed, what LESSONS it taught me, and HOW I could become a better person and leader because of my failures. No one is perfect, and we all fail at times. It is how we BOUNCE BACK that defines who we are. In this episode, I tell the story of how I failed out of college, and what lessons that experience has taught me. If you LOVE Leading Like Her, SHARE it with a friend! Tag me in an Instagram story! Personal account --->@leadinglikeerin Podcast account --->@leadinglikeher www.leadinglikeher.com is LIVE!! Find guest bios, links to episodes, great books and links, and more!

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