Have you ever felt like failure was the end of the story? Maybe you’ve tried something big, and instead of the victory you pictured, you walked away with a bruised ego, a mess to clean up, or more questions than answers.
In this episode of Women Around the Well, we’re talking about how to fail forward—and why failure doesn’t make you a failure. Inspired by John Maxwell’s classic book Failing Forward, grab the book here https://a.co/d/6jpSdWj
Maxwell writes, “The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.” That’s the heartbeat of today’s conversation: how to reframe failure, learn from it, and keep moving with courage and faith.
Why failure is never final unless you quit.
How to recognize the lessons hidden in your setbacks.
Practical tips for shifting from “I failed” to “I learned.”
The role of resilience, faith, and community in failing forward.
A reminder that God often uses failure as the training ground for our calling.
Maxwell also reminds us, “The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.” If you’ve been holding back, afraid to miss the mark, this episode will remind you that forward progress always requires risk—and that you are not defined by your stumbles, but by your decision to rise again.
Failure is an event, not an identity. It can refine you, but it doesn’t define you.
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