Name the action you are avoiding
Describe the goal and the step that keeps being postponed, rather than treating hesitation as a general personality trait.
Resilience
Chasing Failure
Explore moving towards a goal despite the possibility of failure.
By Ryan Leak
What this programme helps you work on.
Fear of an imperfect result can keep a worthwhile goal permanently in preparation. Ryan Leak’s Chasing Failure opens a discussion about trying, learning and moving towards a goal despite uncertainty. The delivery scope is agreed around the material and the action participants want to explore.
Who it suits
People hesitating to act because they fear failing.
The focus
Taking action, trying and learning from experience.
Inside the programme
What you’ll explore.
These themes guide the learning. The depth and selection depend on the format and the needs you bring.
Examine the feared result
Consider what you expect could go wrong and which concerns require preparation before you act.
Choose a manageable attempt
Identify a small, proportionate step that creates experience and information without requiring the whole goal to be solved.
Use the experience
Plan to review what happened and choose whether to adjust, seek support or make another attempt.
From ideas to action
Put it into practice.
Choose a small step towards a goal you have been avoiding.
An example to work through
If you keep delaying a proposal because it may be rejected, start by testing the idea in one relevant conversation. Decide what you want to learn and use the response to improve the next version.
This is an example of local application. We adapt the discussion to your situation and agreed scope.
Your practical takeaways
What you’ll work towards.
- A clearer understanding of a goal you are avoiding.
- A manageable first attempt and its learning purpose.
- A review question to guide what you do next.
The learning experience
How it works.
Facilitated learning combines explanation, discussion and reflection on participants’ own situations. Where the agreed format allows, you practise an application and decide what to try at work. Scope, duration and any follow-up are agreed around the group’s needs.