Let’s talk about failure. It is easy to be productive when everything is going well, but what happens when you have a setback? Even a small failure can be discouraging and get you in a rut. What can you do to get yourself to be productive again? We’re going to share 3 strategies for how to bounce back from failure and share examples of how we’ve done it ourselves.

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Cheat Sheet:

The top 3 productivity resources for this week [1:43]

Some of Brooks' and Thanh's recent failures [5:42]

Why it is important to separate yourself from your successes and failures [8:48]

Why your first instinct may not always be best [16:12]

What changing your environment can do to get you back on track [17:25]

Why happy people are productive people [24:05]

What makes different members of the Asian Efficiency Dojo happy [30:15]

Action steps you can take to integrate today's topic into your life [33:15]

Links:

Blinkist

Otter

MindMeister

HelloSign

The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

The Secret to Finding Your Blindspots and Overcoming Setbacks w/ Nabill Idrisi (TPS160)

How to Bounce Back When Everything Goes Wrong (TPS150)

Goal Setting and Goal Getting: Having a Why

The ONLY Way You Can Inspire Change in Others (TPS204)

Change Your Mind, Change Your Life: How a Growth Mindset Leads You to Your Ideal Future (TPS171)

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