The 20/20 Perspective

It's been quite a season of epic failures! We are closing this chapter by sharing ‘hot takes' from our Top 10 List of favorite episodes from Season 3.  This year we had 20 incredible failure conversations with folks in “The 20/20 Perspective Podcast” Facebook Lives and recorded discussions. There were too many juicy failures to choose from! After much deliberation, Dan and Alycia agreed upon their Top 10 favorite discussions and in this episode, they share a quick recap and takeaways from each chat with their guests. Listen in for hot takes from season 3 and decide which episodes you want to go back and listen to from our top 10 or another one of our wonderful episodes.  Check out our Top 10 list below: 10. "Generational Creativity, a Conversation with Creativity Strategist Rose Gabler" with Rose Gabler9.  "Wandering the World By Saying Yes" with Dean Kuchel8.  "IDGAF about IDGAF" with Matt Javit7.  "Inclusive Leadership with the Gay Leadership Dude" with Dr. Steve Yacovelli 6.  "Let's Talk About the Elephant In The Room" with James Hayden5.  "Accepting Failure While Under Fire" with Candice Frost4.  "Coaching Through Failure" with Coaches Maya Dolgin, James Kawski, and Kate MacAleavey3.  "Resilience and Failure: A Conversation" with Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal2.  "Screw You, Breast Cancer, I'm HOT" with Alanna Fincke1.  "A Change of Heart" with Brian Williams Get ready for more failures in the new year! 

Where would you be today if you had no regrets? Can you think back at a time when you said “no” to a potential opportunity for no good reason other than you were fearful of what the outcome would be? Embarrassment, failure, looking dumb, someone laughing at you…. The slight chance of a “no” to our proposition or the fear of an unfavorable outcome to a risk is enough to hold us back from living our dreams, succeeding, and achieving our highest potential.  And this happens everyday. In this episode, our guest shares ways he reframes failures and as a result he's created a life of international travel and unbelievable opportunity. One way includes telling strangers “I love you.” (This is not a joke!) By adopting his reframing strategies, we can also open ourselves up to unexpected opportunities, experiences, and outcomes. Dean Kuchel is an ambassador, entrepreneur and a thought leader in the Digital Nomad space. He is the founder of “Where is Dean,” Community Leader of “Digital Nomads Israel,” the 4th largest Facebook community for digital nomads with 25,000 members, a public speaker, and a mentor. Dean traveled to more than 100 countries, met thousands of amazing friends, and inspired people all across the globe to 'Say YES! Go Explore'. Dean's international wanderlust along with his willingness to say “yes” results in every failure that comes across his path as an opportunity.  In our conversation with Dean, he shares his positive relationship with failure through:strategies for reframing failure into opportunitieskey phrases, words, and questions to help initiate conversations and connect quickly with othershis experiences getting robbed and losing jobspracticing extreme vulnerability is what opens you up to alternative perspectiveshow to say “I love you” to a complete stranger. Yes, you will likely get strange looks but read bullet above. Learn more about Dean:Website: www.DeanKuchel.comLinkedInPodcast: Nomad StoriesInstagram: Where_Is_DeanFacebook: Where is DeanYouTube: Where is Dean

How do you authentically build self-confidence? I'll tell ya! The process of failing is what builds self-respect and that self-respect is the key to what builds confidence.  In this episode, our guest emphasizes that you are capable of doing hard things! The only way to fail is if you never take action. Detach yourself from the outcome, set the intention for what you want to achieve, and be open to opportunities outside of what YOU want. Neo is a financial advisor turned entrepreneur who left his business in financial planning to redefine what business and success means to him. He walks us through how he failed to trust to intuition and take action sooner on multiple occasions in his career journey. Neo shares insights on how he grew to trust himself, embrace failure, and the community he found to support him to success. Learn more about Neo below:LinkedInInstagram @neoklauCommunity group: The Create Community

Have you ever questioned your purpose? Felt insecure about your identity? Been down a road toward your dream career and then the path took a severe turn....like into a ditch? We've all had seasons or moments when the universe revealed a path that is different from what we "think" we want. This is a familiar story on the 20/20 perspective but you haven't heard it from James before.On this episode, our guest is a writer, HLA technologist, and PWS (person who stutters) from the New Orleans area. James Hayden has guest lectured at several universities across the country and has presented at both national and international conferences. His work has been published by The Mighty, The Stuttering Foundation of America, Stamma, MSN, and Yahoo. James was also a speaker at the inaugural TEDxOchsner in 2019.In our conversation, we talk with James about:Being fired from his dream job was one of the best things that ever happened to him.Going “behind the curtain” for the first time to be honest, vulnerable, and transparentFailing can catapult you into your true purpose and your authentic self (whether you like it or not)Failure can be beautifulA lovely and insightful poem from James a few days after he was fired:If we encounter growth from a bad experience, then was it truly a bad experienece? Does that mean we failed because the experience was bad?Is it failure if we grow?Is it failure if we learn?Is it failure if we experience joy?Is it failure if we experience peace?Is it failure?I'm learning that it's ok to not be okI'm learning that failure isn't always failureI'm learning that joy can come from failure.I'm learning that failure will not define me, but I will define it.I'm learning.--by James HaydenLearn more about James below:Book: Dear World, I Stutter: A Series of Open Letters From A Person Who StuttersTwitter: @jameshayden48LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrhayden/Blog: https://stutteredblog.wordpress.com/Email: dearworldistutter@gmail.comArticles on The Mighty: https://themighty.com/u/james-hayden/The Stuttering FoundationStamma organizationNational Stuttering Association

Have you had a conversation with future you? Well, we haven't either BUT Dan and Alycia had a glimpse into their future selves and met Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, long time pals and colleagues in the Organizational Development and Human Resources world.  In this live “spaghetti” session, we cover an array of fun topics including failure (and mini failures), experiences working with high potential executives and large corporations in the OD and HR space, and Synectics (my personal favorite topic of the conversation that gave me a lot of ideas for all you fellow OD folks!). Dan and Joyce also compare Alycia to milk and cookies. (Hint: this is where the Synectics come into play). Our guests in this episode also have their own podcast show called “Bob 'n Joyce talk HR ‘n OD.” Hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, this duo brings their extensive experience to the ears of human resources and organizational development change makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values, and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that now is an exciting time for the work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. Their podcast supports the work of folks like Dan and Alycia and allows all listeners to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos.  Learn more about Bob & Joyce:Podcast: Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n ODLinkedIn: Joyce Wilson-StaffordLinkedIn: Bob Stapleton More info about Synectics

Have you ever worked really, really hard at something and still end up not succeeding? When and how did you decide to change directions?In this episode, our guest worked her tail off to became a “barrister” aka a lawyer in the UK. She failed along the way, a lot.  Once she fell in love and moved to the US with her husband, she had to become a lawyer all over again to meet US criteria. She worked toward a goal that she THOUGHT she wanted, like many of us do, only to realize that the universe was pulling her in a different direction.Tahmina Watson is the Founder of Watson Immigration Law with expertise in business, investor and family-based immigration. She's the Author of "The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth and Economic Prosperity in America."  Tahmina is a passionate advocate for immigration reform, the Mother of two little girls, and is the founder and co-founder of multiple non-profit foundations. During our conversation, we talk about working hard (like really hard) toward a dream that Tahmina thought she wanted and struggled along the way. With her eye on the prize, she learned more about her values and purpose along her journey. She eventually found her true career calling and passion in an area of law that she had been resisting for a long time. In this episode, we talk about:When you have a set idea, but you don't work toward it happily, you won't project the best version of yourself.The key to  finding your purpose is to be authentic and honest with yourself.Be open to what the universe is revealing to you, the door could be opening to your purpose.Learn more about Tahmina below:Website: Watson Immigration LawLinkedInPodcast: Tahmina Talks ImmigrationBook: The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in AmericaBook: Legal Heroes in the Trump Era

"But did you die?" - Mr. Chow from The Hangover 2 movieWise Mr. Chow from the legendary movie "The Hangover" uses the equally legendary catchphrase to describe the alternative to pretty much anything is better than death. We think the same about failure. When you have an idea that inspires you for a business (or anything for that matter) why not take a calculated risk and go for it? What's the worst that could happen? Why is it so hard for humans to take a risk and try a new business, take a job in a different industry, start a hobby, move to a new city? (Hint: It has something to do with failing!)In this episode, we speak with creativity expert, Dr. Caroline Brookfield, about her multiple failed businesses. The kicker? She put herself out there to start something and she's pretty dang successful! She is a keynote speaker and specializes in everyday creativity: an unconventional approach for a competitive edge. Caroline is also a veterinarian and comedian! During our conversation, we discuss:your personal threshold for taking risksmindfully testing new ventures won't result in the worse case scenarioif you don't rebound from failure, you don't build resilienceAnd we have a lot of laughs. Learn more about Dr. Caroline Brookfield below and check out her MONTHLY DARE CHALLENGE on her instagram page in preparation for her new book release:Instagram: @artfulscienceWebsite: https://carolinebrookfield.com/

Ever seen the show TRL (Total Request Live) on MTV? Ever heard of Shaquille O'Neal? Wondering what these two have in common? IDGAF…Clothing that is. This well-known acronym became a staple in pop culture and our guest took the concept to the next level. Matt Javit founded and started a clothing line, IDGAF Clothing. Even though he had celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal wearing his brand and recognition on the popular MTV show, Matt walks us through his IDGAF failure to grow the brand as big as its potential. This story is one that inspires us to take a leap of faith and ultimately a risk to reach your full potential. In this episode, we talk about:Importance of taking a leap of faithHaving a choice in the way you look at your failuresLiving out your dreams and reaching your full potentialLearn more about Matt below:Matt is a Five-Time International Sales Award Winner, had 3 Seasons of his Travel Video Series air on Amazon Video after traveling the world full time for 27 months, published a nationally celebrated photography book, and most recently started his own technology consultancy. Click the links to connect with him or follow his travelshttps://passportjoy.com/https://twitter.com/MattJavithttps://www.youtube.com/mattjavit

What is it going to take for you to step into the best version of yourself to live the life you deserve? Would it take extreme measures like getting fired from your job? Losing a loved one? Or becoming ill without a proper diagnosis? In today's world, most of us are grappling with the stress of an ongoing pandemic, racial injustice, and the shifting political climate, piled on to the stress of navigating our changing world of work. If you're not taking measures to preserve your mental health, the world around you becomes more difficult. In this episode, our guest shares his failed attempt at keeping his mental health in-check which led him to a trip to the ER and expert physicians scratching their heads at a diagnosis. Brian Williams is the CEO and founder of Perspectivity Intl, a corporate training and leadership development company. Being an entrepreneur, husband, and father of four during a global pandemic drove this already physically health conscious individual to stress, anxiety, burnout,  and eventually a trip to the ER. In our convo with Brian he shares the importance of taking care of our mental wellbeing in addition to your physical health and walks us through his journey of adopting the 4 S's: SleepSupplementsstress managementstrength training The 4 S's strategy has completely transformed how he lives his life and it can for you too. And now, he and his business are stronger than ever.To learn more about Brian and his company, Perspectivity, you can visit his website or follow him on social media:Website: Perspectivity Book: “The Ultimate Sales Messaging System” A 6 System to Persuade, create Impact, and Engage any audienceLinkedIn: Brian WilliamsFacebook: PerspectivityEmail: info@perspectivityintl.com

Dr. Laura Hamill is one of the cofounders of Limeade, an employee engagement company. Even though she literally wrote the book on how to engage employees, she found herself procrastinating on a major executive responsibility- compensation- through fear and self-imposed intimidation.Join us as we unpack how a pandemic can even befuddle an expert in engagement and how she got back on track. 

In this soul nourishing, insightful, and fun podcast conversation, we speak with a panel of 3 coaches about:reframing failure, setbacks, and your mindsetcoaching yourself vs coaching others through failurelearnings wrapped in failure and how you unwrap itThe panel, you ask?Maya Dolgin - (MBA, ACC) founder and CEO of BraverMeJames Kawski - Certified as a High-Performance CoachKate MacAleavey - organizational psychology, business, and culture transformation coachTo learn more about our coaches scroll below for bios and links:Maya Dolgin (MBA, ACC) is the founder and CEO of BraverMe. With over a decade of experience in leadership development, public speaking training, and coaching, Maya Dolgin trains individuals and teams to effectively communicate and achieve their goals. She has coached senior management at multinational corporations and nonprofits alike, provided pitch prep for start-up founders across five continents, and has in-depth experience working with researchers on translating data sets into compelling and engaging stories and messages that can be adapted across audiences. Maya is also the creator of Career Courage, a 10-part audio course on taking the leap at key inflection points along one's career journey.https://www.braverme.today/---James Kawski has excelled in many corporate tech roles throughout his career, from manufacturing to marketing finance to senior management. Additionally, he has pursued personal growth and development outside of tech through his ongoing study of psychology and human potential. Through his work in the performing and fine arts, he brings a unique and balanced perspective to his work.Earning a degree in 1983 in Electrical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology, he played a seminal role in forming the first undergraduate program in the U.S.A. in Microelectronic Engineering. It was here that he discovered his love of teaching.Recently, Mr. Kawski became Certified as a High-Performance Coach. He is fortunate to have access to the world's most effective program of personal growth. He helps individuals and teams exceed their standard norms consistently and over the long term while not losing sight of health, wellbeing, and strong interpersonal relationships.Mr. Kawski is an accomplished actor and musician. He has starred in period and original plays, and his acoustic music band "The Blue Honey Drops", can be heard at various venues around Boston, Massachusetts.https://www.higher-arc.com/---You will find Kate MacAleavey at the intersection of organizational psychology, business, and culture transformation. Kate has been coaching executives and executive teams for over a decade. She has worked with leaders from start-ups, medium size organizations, and the c-suite of the Fortune 100. With a background in Positive Organizational Psychology, Leadership Development, Culture transformation, and Business, Kate brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to her coaching, consulting, and facilitating. From running Individual Contributor development for all of Facebook to leading full-scale culture transformations in fortune 100 companies, Kate is most enthralled with creating positive and long-lasting impact with her clients. Kate makes sure that all of her work is individualized and designed specifically for the context and environment of the client she is working with. Nothing sparks her more than helping leaders and their teams through the transformation process and getting them to a place where they can truly thrive and do the best work of their lives.https://www.katemacaleavey.com/ 

Are you a consciously inclusive leader? Chances are you've probably heard the terms "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," read an article about D&I, or been invited to your organization's training efforts around being inclusive. This is all great, BUT do you really understand where YOU stand in being a consciously inclusive human?In this episode, we have a lively conversation with Dr. Steve Yacovelli, "The Gay Leadership Dude," about:the top 3 strategies to build resiliencePride Leadership and strategies to be the King or Queen of your junglewhat it's like to be an ally to other communities and allyship5 layers of diversityhow it's cool to get fired (and lots of other failures)And so much more! We learned a thing or two during this juicy conversation and you will too!More about Dr. Steve Yacovelli:Dr. Steve Yacovelli (“The Gay Leadership Dude™”) is the Owner & Principal of  TopDog Learning Group, LLC – a learning and development, leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA, with affiliates across the globe.Steve and TopDog have had the pleasure of working with some great client-partners who they consider to be members of their “pack.” He's worked with Fortune 500 greats like The Walt Disney Company and Bayer to amazing not-for-profits like The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association; large universities like The Ohio State University and The University of Central Florida, to small entrepreneurial rock stars like International Training & Development and GovMojo, Inc. Steve and TopDog have thoroughly enjoyed helping their client-partners grow, develop, expand, and be successful with their corporate learning, change management, diversity and inclusion, and leadership consulting goodness.With over twenty-five years' experience in leadership, strategy, organizational learning, and communication, Steve is a rare breed of professional that understands the power of using academic theory and applying it to the corporate setting to achieve business results.Oh, and he's quite fond of dogs, too.Learn more about Dr. Yacovelli and Top Dog Learning at www.topdoglearning.bizClick here For FREE shipping of Pride LeadershipClick here for FREE online “Learning Tapas” to help leaders get over their fear of beating silent collusion and being more consciously inclusive leadersFollow Steve on:LinkedInInstagram

Amora always aspired to become a Singer, Dancer and Actress, but instead took a detour into the tech industry to provide security while she kept chasing her dreams.More than six years of tech jobs later, that detour proved to be a major accelerator for her arts career, allowing her to grasp a strong understanding of business that put her ahead of the game. In this conversation, we'll explore that building a foundation of what it takes to become a performer and podcaster may never be on the original roadmap, but crucial to reach the destination we truly value.Watch this conversation  from Facebook Live here!Listen to Amora on her podcast, Corpartainment. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

Alanna Fincke was working out, momming hard, successful in her career...and facing a life-threatening diagnosis. Once the shock had passed, Alanna realized that she had been last on her own list for far too long.  She moved from being Type-A to Type-H, practices resilience (and shared her Trap It-Map It-Zap It technique!), makes space for herself (hear about the To-Don't List!), and much more. Now the SVP Director of Content at meQuilibrium, Alanna is an integrative health coach, resilience expert, and breast cancer survivor who teaches and trains people worldwide on the skills and science of resilience, health, and wellbeing.Connect with Alanna:https://www.alannafincke.com/https://www.instagram.com/wellbeingwithalanna/Download her 5 Days of Self-Care Guide!

Rose Gabler tried to control her life by removing creativity and failed. Through trial and failure, she realized that by empowering her creativity, she was able to direct her life in a healthier, happier, and more successful manner giving Rose the confidence and strength she was seeking.Rose interviewed hundreds of people in different jobs and industries about creativity and discovered the 5 Universal Traits to Spark Success and published them in her new book "The Creativity Gene." In this episode, Rose expands our knowledge about the power and accessibility of creativity and demonstrates that anyone has the ability to be creative no matter what your job is.  By accepting our failures (easier said that done) we can find alignment with our own creative strengths. Watch the video of this entire episode on Facebook! Follow Rose on Instagram at @thecreativitygene and learn more at www.rosegabler.com

Candice Frost found love in a drop zone, married him, had two kids, and then drifted apart. Only until Candice was deployed in Afghanistan, with rockets slamming down on her bunker, did she come to terms with her failed marriage and began the process to move on.Colonel Candice now works tirelessly to create opportunities for more women in National Security. She's taken steps to encourage more men and women to mentor others and create leadership development programs to meet the needs of the next generation. Learn more about Candice: https://colonelcandid.com/@colonelcandid

High-achievers and ambitious career climbers, this one's for you.Today we're sitting down with Margo Sobel, a junior at Brandeis University, the Learn to Scale Intern of the Year, and recovering high-achiever. As someone starting out her career after an upbringing centered around academic and career achievement, Margo is in the thick of identifying how to experience the world in ways that's not 100% about excellence, but to develop an appreciation for non-linear paths to happiness.Connect with Margo on LinkedIn, read some of her blog posts from her HR interviews, and take her course on organizing your Google workspaces.

Having faced difficulty, resilient leaders and people can be inoculated against fear and the perceived repercussions of failure, allowing them to see hope instead of hindrance, and possibility instead of problems.It's an age old take, coming back after failure, and standing up one more time than we fall down. But now, it has a name – Adversity Quotient (AQ): The inability to be deterred by failure. Perhaps it's not IQ or EQ, but the ability to persevere, despite the odds, to acknowledge fear, setbacks, and failure, and forge onward. This is the stuff of true success.On this episode, Dr. Taryn Marie, Founder & Chief Resilience Officer of Resilience Leadership Institute, sits down to talk with us about the power of possibility in the face of failure, which is one of The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People, the evidence-based framework that she gave birth to after a decade's worth of research on resilience. You can now gain access to over a decade's worth of resilience research in a comprehensive course, Flourish or Fold: Learn The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People, launching early 2021! Please join Dr. Taryn Marie as we continue to develop your ability to navigate changes, challenges, and complexities, as you absorb practical lessons from an empirically-based framework that has been able to take people from feeling stuck and diminished to strong and enhanced.Save your spot on the priority list to receive a 10% discount on course pre-registration today!Additionally, you can immediately start receiving Taryn's exclusive newsletter in your inbox twice a month for free. Click here to become a part of the Resilient Insider community – welcome!

With vaccines rolling out and the world reopening, you might be questioning if your current normal is the “right” normal. Today on the podcast, we're talking about red flags, roadblocks, and U-turns with career choices.It's time to re-examine your relationship with work.It's time to allow yourself to say, “This isn't right for me anymore.”It's time to Spring Clean your career.

If you thought change was hard, take a 39-year tech veteran, of which 15 years were spent serving in a global role leading a Fortune 100 company through mergers and acquisitions, and failed in his efforts to switch retirees to GMail.Watch the video of this live episode here on Facebook.Sprinkle in some fun stories of Dan as a kid, Charlie as a scab, and Alycia as a third wheel, and you've got a very special episode of the 20/20 Perspective.Want to join us live? Tune in every other week at www.facebook.com/2020Perspective

A brand new way of experiencing the 20/20 Perspective! Watch the video of this live episode here on Facebook.This week we are talking about how failure scares us from getting things done. Hear how the Oogie-Boogie Failure Monster keeps you from taking action. From a cafe in New Orleans to CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PODCAST, we're pushing for momentum rather than meditation.Email us at hello@the2020perspective.com with your new title suggestions!

We interviewed eight guests over the season and to make it snackably-failuretastic, we condensed their stories and our takeaways into this Season Finale. At the end of the episode we have several suggestions so you can apply some new methods to fail more effectively.We're also offering our brand new eBook, The 30-Day Question Challenge. Sign up here to get a copy  of the eBook!Thanks to all our guests that made Season 2 a success:Nina HuntemannRosie HunterElliott MasieBethany HaleChip BakerBrendan NeumannZach HandleLisa ConcepcionAND YOU THE LISTENERS, YOU'RE THE BESTEST 

Do you know your Love Language?On this episode, our guest's love language is GIFTs. And boy does she have gifts for you inside the episode and free take aways, not only about romantic love in relationships but self love too. Lisa Concepcion walks us through her journey of failing in love in her 20s which inspired her to form her business as a Certified Professional LoveLife Strategist Coach and Founder of LoveQuestCoaching.com In this episode we'll talk about:Abundance vs scarcity mindsetManifesting the life you want and deserveKnowing when to take inspired actionAnd laugh alotFREEBIE!! Lisa offers a customized LoveLife Assessment on her website LoveQuestCoaching.comLisa Concepcion is a Certified Professional LoveLife Strategist Coach and Founder of LoveQuestCoaching.com She helps TypeA professionals who have it together when it comes to their professional lives yet struggle when it comes to love. She helps them to get to the root of patterns and blocks so that they transform and can thrive in relationships.You can find more about Lisa here:Website: www.LoveQuestCoaching.comInstagram @lisathelovecoachLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaconcepcion/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoveQuestWithLisaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thelisaconcepcion?fbclid=IwAR2J-G9TX4Fb7NmsVZA1pQc80R5QssqyMqb_WhYh_JpiSAs7DyktGGV7Mgc

Are you ready to play ‘who wants to be a fail-lionaire?'In this episode, our guest had the chance to fulfill his childhood dream of being on a game show when he won a ticket to the hot seat on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”Zach Handler talks with us about his performance standing in the arena of the popular TV game show and not achieving his own expectations...and then having to bear this shame for a year, alone. His story is about a dream becoming a disappointing reality, failing to live up to his own expectations, and coming to terms with how it all played out.In our discussion we will talk about:Zach's experience on the popular game showfeelings associated with missed expectationsimportance of sharing failures with a community and what happened after the showZach is now a Co-Founder and Workplace Consultant and Trainer with Double Dragon Coaching, a Workplace Culture Consultancy.You can find more about him here:Website: https://doubledragoncoaching.com/IG: Personal - @zachhandler Double Dragon - @doubledragoncoachingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/doubledragoncoachingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachhandler/ Watch Zach on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire here!

What would you do if failure weren't an option? Would you be a tid bit riskier?Brendan was trucking along in a good corporate job when his fear of future failure compelled him to make a change. Concerned that he wasn't taking full advantage of his training as a PhD psychologist, Brendan started taking bigger risks and eventually left the corporate grind to start his own business.On this episode, Brendan Neuman walks us through his story of using creativity to take risks and mitigate the effects of a future failure. And he knows a thing or two about creativity and failure.In our conversation, we'll discuss:The opportunity cost of not taking a riskHow to be creative in any roleProjecting yourself into the future to detect potential failureYou can find more about Brendan here:Brendan Neuman is an Organizational Psychologist with Basil Consultants.IG: @basilconsultantshttps://www.basilconsultants.comwww.linkedin.com/in/brendan-neumanFor listeners interested in the science of creativity,  check out Basil Consultant blog at basilconsultants.com

Chip Baker is an educator, author, speaker, and podcaster. More importantly, he is an optimist. In this episode, Chip walks us through his journey of retaking a critical exam to obtain his certification as a special education teacher. According to Chip, failure isn't an option. He shares tips on how he stays hyper focused on his goals, self reflects, and gets better at saying “no” to the options that don't align with his goals. It's not always about doing more with less, it's doing less about more. From Chip's perspective, how you handle failure says more about your character than the failure itself. A few of the topics we'll discuss in this episode include:Surrounding yourself with supporters who can help you in areas where you struggleWhether a positive perspective is learned or innateTips to stay resilient amidst a “failure”You can find out more about Chip on his social handles below or his podcast called “The Success Chronicles.” Is it the same or is it opposite from a podcast about failure? We'll let you decide!Newest book "The Formula Chart for Life"Instagram: @chipbakertscFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014641035295Twitter: @chipbaker19Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ChipBakerTSC

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Bethany Hale lived out her dream of attending Columbia University for her MBA while balancing a part time job and all the change that comes with moving to a new city. In this episode, Bethany walks us through the highs and the lows of her business school experience from traveling to foreign places and working on interesting projects to struggling through a core course and failing the final exam.Bethany demonstrates that despite the effort you put forward, the failed outcome can be inevitable.In this episode, we discuss:Owning your failure in the momentNot waiting to ask for helpSharing your struggles with your community In the end, you might say she succeeded in her failure.

Elliott Masie is a successful Broadway Producer and head of the MASIE Learning Center, but that wasn't always the case. After Elliott failed at his first job of being an employee, he accepted the feedback from his boss as fuel to pursue his talents in positive ways.  In this episode, Elliott describes his philosophy on accepting the chapters of life as they are. When we get to a fork in the road, we can become stuck on what we're “supposed to do” or what's the “right next move.” Elliott has a different perspective. He explains that life is structured in chapters and each chapter has a purpose and meaning to make you better. When it comes to failure, we don't process the failure in real time, we may never even understand it, but we are always impacted by it.

Dr. Rosie Hunter left the civilian world to become a clinical psychologist in the US. Army, serving in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade and earning a Bronze Star Medal. That journey, however, had a chapter of traumatic failure before she even left US soil as she was reported as AWOL and ripped out of her residency.In this story, Rosie leads us through her journey that left her questioning her identity and psychology skills while experiencing mind games, shame, and confusion.Rosie would like to add a special note of appreciation to the following people that made her failure survivable: The 2013-2014 Walter Reed Army & Navy psychology internsRebecca Shanahan, 101st CAB BHO partner, mentor & friendWestley Dargan, life partner then & now, and many friends and familyThe Soldiers and leadership of Task Force Destiny to whom she's exceedingly grateful toRosie thinks it's important to recognize that military medals are not fairly distributed. She is aware that her awards reflect neither heroism nor valor, but rather the trust of her leadership... which is the redemption she needed. 

Dr. Nina Huntemann was a top-rated university professor, on the path to tenure, with an enrollment waitlist for her courses. After years of living on this high, she realized her repeat students hadn't learned the foundations from their initial courses with Nina. In this episode, Nina walks us through her journey of reinventing her identity as a professor from being well-liked and fun to challenging and tough (and still fun!). Nina's redefinition of what it meant to be a teacher led her on quest to help her students achieve true long-lasting learning while gaining a new perspective on the university teaching institution. Through failure, everyone learns. Now Nina is the Vice President of Learning at edX,the trusted platform for education and learning, founded by Harvard and MIT. Learn about edX here.Chat with Nina on Twitter at @ninabeth 

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We've been interviewing many failures these past few months to gear up for Season 2 of the 20/20 Perspective. We have stories from the private sector to the battlefields of Afghanistan,  all reliving mistakes from the past and the perspectives they've gained from their failures. Stay tuned, fellow failures.

Thank you for listening to Season 1 of The 20/20 Perspective and sharing and listening to juicy failures. As a special treat to you lovely listeners, we have compiled themes and actionable takeaways from all the guests this season that you can use to make your failures more successful.If you want to share your failure or would like 1:1 coaching on how to be a successful failure, email us at:Dan: the2020@learntoscale.us Alycia:  hello@alyciaangle.com Go forth fellow failures and keep failing!

On this episode, we're going to relive the experience of trusting, falling in love, and marrying the wrong person.This story of failure has important takeaways for those of us who have experienced narcissistic sociopaths in our lives, (or the crazies we are bound to encounter in our future).Our savvy guest has a real life story of psychological manipulation from the person she trusted most, her now ex husband. Follow Jessica on social media:Instagram: @jcavs02Facebook: @cavett02

Charles Pettitt is a man who has made a profession out of making people laugh as an Actor, Writer, and comedian.You can catch him on his YouTube channel “Cigarette Sandwich.” I personally recommend the "Banksy Unmasked” episode for a quick laugh out loud.On this episode, Charles walks us through his journey of becoming a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer, which is clearly quite opposite of being a comedian. He describes his whole life plan as a fail while bringing lessons learned and humor to listeners.You can find more about Charles here:charlespettitt.comInstagram @chucksweattitt Twitter @CharlesPettitt 

Frank Pobutkiewicz connected with a crew of high schoolers at a pitch competition that had developed an innovative product. To help them get off the ground, Frank entered into a business arrangement that seemed great: he would help them turn their idea into a business. What started as a wildfire Kickstarter campaign turned into an eventual legal quagmire, getting accused of childhood slavery, and almost shuttering his All American Model UN business.Connect with Frank on LinkedIn. 

Danielle Marquis got the opportunity build a team at a fast-growing startup. She was given the blessing to hire everyone and everything she needed to build out a sales operations team...but failed to manage her boss, her ambition, and her own limits.Danielle Marquis is the Vice President of Revenue Operations of Zappi, a platform that helps brands run consumer testing through all stages of advertising and innovation development.  You can find out more about Danielle on LinkedIn.

A person cannot be a failure. A failure is an event. During Alycia's first job, she experienced a series of failures that resulted into the whole year in this role being one big, massive failure. Throughout her failures, she experienced workplace threats of violence, feeling lost and questioning her identity, and Sunday Scaries (anxiety) that lasted all week long. She used her failures to put a process in place of self discovery that helped her find purpose and live her truth.Alycia Angle is an expert in Perspective Shifting. She is widely recognized for her experience coaching teams and leaders, at every level, to partner in positive change. Through her work as a consultant and trainer, she leads organizations through transformational growth with hands-on development that satisfy a well-defined need.Instagram & Twitter: @leashdawgwww.alyciaangle.com

Dan Newman built a board game with the intent to help students who struggle with time management. What he found was that games about how to get an A in chemistry or math was not nearly as compelling as actually studying to get good grades. Through the game design process, he learned quite a bit about failure, marketing, engagement, and ultimately, what fun a failure can be.Learn more about Dan on LinkedIn and check out his business Learn to Scale to see how he took his board game failure and eventually turned it into a business all about engaging and retaining employees.

Nano Wheedan is not your average pizza guy. He's the former managing partner and 1st employee of the well-known pizza joint in Austin, TX known as Home Slice Pizza. He transformed Home Slice from a mom and pop shop to a 3 location, 250-employee Austin institution. He's lesser known around town for his music degree from Harvard, and self-proclaimed “failed” rock star status. In this episode, he's going to take us back to where his dream of creating and performing music took a turn to a personal identity crisis.His story is about hanging on to the narratives we often tell ourselves for far too long and his method to unpacking them in order to be honest with himself. Instagram @nanowheedanYou can find his music under his previous name "Nano Whitman" on Spotify

You're a failure...and that's ok!We're failures too.Welcome to the season opener to the 2020 Perspective where we show you how to be a successful failure.  Led by Dan and Alycia, two learning and development nerds who had a blast chatting with people at a barbeque and then realized: stories about failure needed to be told. In this season, prepare to experience unpolished and unvarnished failure.Learn more at Learn to Scale and Perspectives 2020 Thanks to No BS! Brass Band for the bangin' show music. Check them out at www.nobsbrass.com