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I posted a brief love letter to failure \u2014 and the gym \u2014 on LinkedIn in mid-October. And it\u2019s generated a lot of conversation.<\/p>\n

Really though, it\u2019s about challenge and growth. Which, dear reader, I suspect you care about.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m resharing it below with a bit of additional reflection.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the post<\/a>, in case you missed it:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I like. Big. Weights and I can not lie.<\/p>\n

I’m bought in 100 to the strong mind strong body idea. Also, vanity.
\nBut I’m not here for the vanity. Today’s about the fail.<\/p>\n

It’s always fascinated me that at the gym, failure’s not what we fear. It’s what we strive for.<\/p>\n

Lift to failure. That’s how you know you’ve hit a limit. You’ve emptied the tank, left it all on the field (so many metaphors!!) \u2014 but it’s the fertile soil for growth.<\/p>\n

We lift with care. We have a spotter at the ready. We go slow and focus on form. These are all signals of care and prep.<\/p>\n

At work? We talk about learning from failure. Yet it continues to scare the \"\ud83d\udca9\" out of us.<\/p>\n

And we need some more gym thinking at work.<\/p>\n

We need not to celebrate a failure that’s come from sloppiness or carelessness.
\nWe need instead to challenge ourselves to carefully consider, to contain the risk, to invite the bold thinking, and to do the scary thing.<\/p>\n

We need our prep and our spotters at the ready. And then we need to take the leap. And celebrate the certainty that growth is coming.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What I\u2019d Add Now:<\/h4>\n

It works because we feel<\/em> the gym. The physical strain, the soreness, the repetition. Growth and progress are easy to measure.<\/p>\n

Sometimes in work \u2014 in life, really \u2014 it\u2019s harder to see.<\/p>\n

So, a few things I\u2019m thinking about now:<\/p>\n