International Day For Failure: 10 Women Share Their Inspiring Stories

Failures are rarely a walk in the park. But they can be a catalyst for inner strength and subsequent success…

You win some, you lose some’ – a common career trope. The highs can be exhilarating but the lows debilitating by contrast, because our pursuit for perfection is relentless. Another component of self-critical perfection is the myth that if we’re not succeeding, we’re automatically failing. But how do you pick yourself up at the lowest ebbs and rationalise your journey? The reflections of these ten women who have faced hair-pin forks in the road with aplomb will make you print their words, laminate them and stick them on your fridge. Can you fail successfully? You certainly can.

From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s October 2020 issue

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