Elissa and Whitney tackle a topic that can be hard to get at through all the “pressure to be positive” on social media, failure. What do you do when you set big goals, work your butt off, make sacrifices, and then…you fall short, you fail to meet your goal?

Whitney talks a lot about the Growth Mindset during this episode, if you are unfamiliar with the concept, here are some resources to get you started:

CHJ Episode 3 - Learning About Learning

Mindset by Carol Dweck

The Power of Yet with Carol Dweck

At the end of the episode, Whitney throws out the concept of design-thinking. Get a primer on that one here: Designing Your Life with Bill Burnett