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Failing Better

by Mary Darcy

They say the only things you can be sure of are death and taxes. But there's another. At some point, we are all going to fail. But is that really bad? Failing Better talks with successful people about the times when they were less than successful, how they handled failures, how they moved on, and what part failure plays in creating their successes.

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Episodes

  1. Lessons in Grace

    Philip "Lecco" Morris is a musician, composer producer, poet and aspiring Adirondack 46er. In this edition of Failing Better, Lecco shares a lesson in grace learned in a harrowing night in the Adirondacks. Near the end of our conversation, Lecco reference a video of a resilient little girl…

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  2. Lessons in Grace with Lecco Morris - Promo

    Musician, composer, poet, producer and aspiring Adirondack 46er Philip "Lecco" Morris shares a tale of a harrowing night in the high peaks that led to a lesson in grace. That's next on Failing Better.

  3. The First Death of an Athlete

    Failure is something athletes face every day of their careers. Every stroke, every swing, every race is a lesson in failure and success. This week we talk with LPGA champ and CBS sports broadcaster Dottie Pepper about preparation, goals, flexibility and the role of failure in the life of an...

  4. Promo, The first death of an athlete

    Failure is something athletes face every day of their careers. Every stroke, every swing, every race is a lesson in failure and success. This week we'll talk with LPGA champ and CBS sports broadcaster Dottie Pepper about preparation, goals, flexibility and the role of failure in the life of an...

  5. Courage and Humility: Failure in the Newsroom

    Rex Smith, editor-at-large of Hearst's Times Union newspaper opens up about one of his earliest newsroom failures, the challenges of dealing with failure in the very public sphere of journalism, and navigating through the fast paced technological changes in media today. **Note: Smith recently...

  6. Courage and humility: Next on Failing Better

    Rex Smith, editor-at-large for the Hearst newspaper, The Times Union, shares one of his earlier failures, and his thoughts on what it takes to handle failure in the very public sphere of journalism. Next on Failing Better.

  7. To thine own self be true

    What is your obligation to the people to your first fans, and your early work? If you change, are you selling out, or growing? And what even is failure anyway? This week on Failing Better, chef, entrepreneur, musician, and two time Food Network Chopped champ, Ric Orlando dishes about failure in…

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  8. Coming Soon to Failing Better: Ric Orlando

    This week on Failing Better, chef, entrepreneur, musician, and two time Food Network Chopped champ, Ric Orlando dishes about failure in and out of the kitchen, and on the price of popularity. Join us for failing better at failingbetterpodcast.com, or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Share your...

  9. You Failed! Now Celebrate!

    "Yippee!" is probably the last thing you want to yell when you encounter failure. Your exclamations are probably more of the four letter variety. But Kat Koppett wants you to at consider celebrating failure and on this first episode of Failing Better, she'll tell us why. Koppett is a trainer,...

  10. Yay! You Failed!

    Kat Koppett has traveled the world teaching companies like Apple, Facebook and JP Morgan Chase how to use improv for creativity. She's a teacher, presenter, coach, mentor. She'll join us next on Failing Better.

  11. Welcome to Failing Better

    There's more that unites us than divides us. One of the many things we have in common? Failure. There comes a point in everyone's life when things don't go as planned -- in big ways or small ones. And while we're afraid to admit our own failures, we love to hear stories of failure, and resilience...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

They say the only things you can be sure of are death and taxes. But there's another. At some point, we are all going to fail. But is that really bad? Failing Better talks with successful people about the times when they were less than successful, how they handled failures, how they moved on, and what part failure plays in creating their successes.

HOSTED BY

Mary Darcy

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How many episodes does Failing Better have?

Failing Better currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Failing Better about?

They say the only things you can be sure of are death and taxes. But there's another. At some point, we are all going to fail. But is that really bad? Failing Better talks with successful people about the times when they were less than successful, how they handled failures, how they moved on, and...

How often does Failing Better release new episodes?

Failing Better has 13 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Failing Better?

Failing Better is created and hosted by Mary Darcy.
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