In this episode Terry, Milambo and Ola talk about failure and how to deal with it. They also discuss the ways you can use failure to drive you to the next level.

Failure is a very important topic which does not get discussed enough. When striving towards a big goal in academia or in your career, you will inevitably face set-backs. It is easy to feel demotivated and think you are not good enough. However, if you have the right mind-set and approach to dealing with failure – it could end up benefitting you in the long-run.

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The resource for this week is a book Carol Dweck – Growth Mindset. Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore, they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement.