[Newsletter] In Praise of Failure

"Learning how to fail: intentionally, reflectively, and repeatedly, can build the resilience and insight that long-term careers truly depend on. 👉 ​Read more​. Slack: The Accidental Success Story (Synergy Startup) What began as a failed multiplayer game pivoted into one of the fastest-growing workplace tools: proof that a collapse in one project can spark something far bigger. 👉 ​Learn more​."

"October 13 is known as the International Day for Failure. Isn't that an amazing concept? To celebrate failure: the unwanted result of our thoughts and labor, yet the essential companion of every beginner, learner, changemaker, and big dreamer. This issue is here to remind us of those oh-so-splendid failures that turned into great successes, and to encourage anyone who needs it to keep thriving, one failure at a time."

"How Athletes Turn Failure Into Fuel (Olympics.com) Elite athletes show us that failure isn't just a misstep. It's a training ground for greatness when you learn to welcome discomfort and adapt. Searching for Sugar Man One of my favorite failure-to-success stories of all time. If you haven't seen the Oscar-winning documentary yet, you can watch it through 👉 ​this link​."

October 13 is International Day for Failure, a day that frames failure as an essential companion to beginners, learners, changemakers, and big dreamers. Learning how to fail intentionally, reflectively, and repeatedly builds resilience and insight for long-term careers. High-profile examples include Slack's pivot from a failed multiplayer game into a leading workplace tool and elite athletes who use failure as training ground for greatness. Cultural examples include the Searching for Sugar Man documentary as a failure-to-success story. Additional resources listed include curated remote job listings, teams hiring, and free guides for remote job seekers.

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