In this episode you’ll hear:

• Whitney and Stephanie talk about failure and how it can be one of the best things that could ever happen to you. (0:48)
• Stephanie shares her experience with failure after graduating law school and why rejection isn’t a personal attack, and how micro failures might be upsetting but they are a fact of life (2:12)
• What is the definition of failure and why should we normalize or neutralize the term? (4:40)
• It’s time to talk about failure publicly rather than demonize it. Mistakes should not impact your confidence, they help you learn and grow your competence (6:04)
• Why mistakes are the hidden gifts to confidence! You need mistakes to grow and stop focusing on developing conditional confidence (7:39)

Connect with Whitney & Stephanie:

Stephanie IG: @stephanie_hanna_ 

The Other 85: https://theother85.net/ 

Whitney IG: @whitneyabraham 

Whitney Website: https://www.whitneyabraham.com/ 

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