Fail Trail #1: Some Thoughts/Ideas re: Failure as Motivation
Below is a short list of some resources that have helped me consider the role of failure along my developmental path, and how it plays into my role as an educational/organizational leader. I’ve thrown in one of my recent blog posts and a few links to some related Berg’s Eye View categories. Your input is welcome and appreciated…have a great weekend filled with meaningful failures!
Helping students consider meaning and potential outcomes of failure (New York Times):
Ideas for making failure productive AND fun (Harvard Business Review):
http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/04/go-ahead-take-a-failure-bow/
Leadership lessons re: coping with failure (Knight Foundation):
http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2013/6/4/three-tips-learning-failure/
Great motivational re: failure videos (TED)
http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/04/8-talks-about-learning-from-failure/
Tools for viewing failure as opportunity (Goals On Track):
Providing learning environments where failure IS and option (Applied Educational Systems):
http://blog.aeseducation.com/2013/11/student-motivation/
How perception on self influences failure as a motivator (Psych Alive):
http://www.psychalive.org/does-failure-motivate-students/
Suggestions for maximizing failure as a catalyst to success (Pick The Brain):
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-pick-yourself-up-after-a-failure/
An athlete’s perspective on the emotional “fallout” of failure & one way it can be used to motivate (Compete Every Day):
http://www.competeeveryday.com/2013/06/motivation-failure/
The Fine Art of Eating Crow – Managing Failure for Personal/Organizational Growth and Goal Achievement (Berg’s Eye View):
https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/2014/03/09/the-fine-art-of-eating-crow/
Some Related Berg’s Eye View Links:
Growth – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/growth/
Happiness – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/happiness/
Health and Wellbeing – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/health-wellbeing/
Dream Big. Work Hard. Be Well.