I want to make mistakes that are mine and celebrate them, and fail in ways that teach me that failure is not the opposite of life but its companion.

- I Owe Myself a Good Life (Substack)

I always see failure as an obstacle to living. But it’s a part of it. A requisite, a companion. No life without it. That’s the deal.

When my brother and I were growing up, my father would encourage us to fail. We'd sit around the dinner table and he'd ask, "What did you guys fail at this week?" If we had nothing to tell him, he'd be disappointed. The logic seems counterintuitive, but it worked beautifully.

He knew that many people become paralyzed by the fear of failure. They're

When my brother and I were growing up, my father would encourage us to fail. We'd sit around the dinner table and he'd ask, "What did you guys fail at this week?" If we had nothing to tell him, he'd be disappointed. The logic seems counterintuitive, but it worked beautifully.

He knew that many people become paralyzed by the fear of failure. They're