Failure Is Just Practice Feedback

09/11/2025 6 min Episodio 45
Failure Is Just Practice Feedback

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In this episode of The MindShifter Audio Blog, Fatima Bey dismantles the fear-based misunderstanding of failure and reframes it for what it actually is: practice feedback. This episode explains why most people don’t fail because they lack talent or intelligence, but because they quit too early.From entrepreneurship to academia, this is a grounded reflection on persistence, iteration, and why progress belongs to those who refuse to confuse a failed attempt with a failed identity.🔗 Read the full blog post: https://www.fatimabey.com/failure-is-just-practice-feedbackChapters 0:00 Introduction 0:19 You didn’t fail, you practiced 0:49 The moment failure actually happens 1:24 Why your first attempt didn’t work 2:16 One variable was off 2:46 The academic truth about failure 3:39 Talent vs persistence 4:44 Your origin story, not your ending 5:13 Failure as feedback 5:52 Permission to try again 6:24 Winning belongs to the persistentMindShift Moments • Failure is information • Quitting is the only real failure • Identity is not tied to outcomes • Iteration beats intelligence • Persistence compoundsQuotes “You didn’t fail. You discovered what doesn’t work.” “Winning belongs to the persistent.” “You are a success in progress.”Read the full transcript on Listen NotesThank you for listening.For more MindShifting content and resources: https://www.fatimabey.comSubscribe to The MindShifter Blog: https://www.fatimabey.com/blog1#1701160625Explore MindShift Coaching and other services: https://www.fatimabey.com/mindshift-coachingSupport The MindShifter Audio Blog: https://www.fatimabey.com/audio-blog-support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.