We all, undeniably, need to tell our story and, at the same time, we are attracted to listening to other people\u2019s stories.
\nSuccess stories and stories of victories, real-life stories or just fictional stories.<\/strong>
\nPersonal narratives have transformative effects, and they provide us with a feeling of enrichment<\/strong>, growth<\/strong> and security<\/strong>.<\/p>\nIt is through stories that we make sense of our experiences, that we get to know ourselves better, that we ask ourselves questions about who we are and who we would like to be, where we are at and where we are going.
\nAnd also thanks to other people\u2019s experiences, we find inspiration<\/strong> for improving our personal or professional life.<\/p>\nThe idea that all stories are success stories, but that success is free from setbacks and disappointments is far from reality.
\nAlso in books and films the protagonists have to overcome obstacles<\/strong>, setbacks and unexpected events before finding the happy ending: it is the failures and trials that make the stories work also from a storytelling standpoint.<\/p>\nIf, however, talking about our mistakes is a difficult exercise, it is even more difficult to tell others about our failures and the reason for our fiascos.
\nWe try to be successful and gain social recognition, building our identity around the judgements and approval of other people because we are afraid of appearing as losers<\/strong>. <\/p>\nTalking about our failures<\/strong> \u2013 also using irony \u2013 the willingness to take risks and to challenge conventions helps create empathy<\/strong> with our listeners and better convey the things that motivate us.
\nTalking about ourselves without the fear of being perceived as a loser or incompetent is also an excellent therapy<\/strong> for not thinking that if you have failed, that you are a failure and, if you have lost, that you are a loser.
\nListening and talking about our mistakes is a way to<\/strong> start to change our mindsets<\/strong>, by focussing on the incriminating act and not the person that committed it.<\/p>\nSharing our story, the story of our failures and our emotions could also help other people<\/strong>, too. By listening to our stories of mistakes, our stumbles, and how we have turned mistakes into opportunities, others can draw inspiration to avoid them or to use them as a springboard to go further. Just as Serena told us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>One of the many messages we received came from Serena who wrote to us:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood evening Francesca, first of all thanks for the link-up, but the real reason and meaning of this message is not to say thank you, but to convey my upmost healthiest envy because you\u2019ve made the story of MY life YOUR core-business! I wanted to let you know because I \u2013 who define myself as a black belt of confusion with a certain pride \u2013 have understood that only when chaos has been fully experienced, looked at straight in the eyes and listened to attentively, can it give rise to the famous \u201cdancing star\u201d, otherwise the star will become a meteorite crashing down on the earth causing death and destruction. I graduated in law and then in psychology and I work mainly with young people struggling with their first important choices, but also adults who find themselves in the midst of mayhem and chaos because they thought only teens had the monopoly. Effort and work are all about making the most of the time for choosing, so that it is not just an appointment with an anxious and paralysing destiny, but an active time of exploration and discovery of who we are and who we want to become, before asking what we have to do to get there. I wanted to continue the envy thing, but I\u2019ll focus on gratitude because thanks to your creative view of failure and work at enhancing our stumbles, I\u2019ve found additional tools to help my clients along their journeys\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Our job is also to tell stories: ours, stories of people who saw failure as an opportunity to reinvent themselves, and stories about people who have drawn inspiration from our mistakes as a way to learn and assimilate. These are their stories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Innovation is no longer an option. For this reason I considered it essential, for the entire MICROSOFT Digital Advisor Team, to undertake a learning course on error and failure that has cast the foundations for gaining greater awareness of our own biases and for discussing how to prevent avoidable ones, while transforming others into opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Ivan Mazzoleni<\/span>Ceo Flowe<\/span><\/div><\/div>MICROSOFT Business Digital Transformation Lead<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
It is not easy to sum up in a few lines what I learned from Francesca at one of her courses, but I would say that there are two phrases that have stuck in my mind: \u201cbetter oops than if I had only\u201d and \u201cbetter done than perfect\u201d. Instead, we learned that error is reflection, it\u2019s opportunity, it\u2019s perseverance and it\u2019s innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Milena Bardoni<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Senior Private Banker, Banca Mediolanum<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Avrei gradito approfondimenti con maggior esercizi….pi\u00f9 tempo per analisi post errore.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Anonimo<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>L’ Or\u00e9al<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The Scuola di Fallimento course gives you ways to tackle a taboo that has haunted us since primary school creatively and freely.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Francesca Zeverino<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Comunicazione Interna Credem<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
I contacted Scuola di Fallimento at an incredibly stressful period in my life, due mainly to university exams. During that period, I was very unfamiliar with the world around me.
\nThe Cycle of Choice course helped me focus on the moment. It was divided into two parts.
\nIn the first part, I was asked to look at myself and try to understand what the main source of my stress could be and work on it. This action was accompanied by several exercises \u2013 I remember one in particular, where I had to evaluate some important aspects of my life at that time and establish where I wanted to go.
\nThe second \u2013 which seemed obvious \u2013 but I have to admit, it has revolutionised the way I deal with high-stress situations \u2013 was the mindfulness part. I learned to \u201cbreathe\u201d. And I still use the techniques I learned.
\nI am very satisfied with my decision to undertake this journey of discovery at Scuola di Fallimento, not only because it opened the door to a world that was unfamiliar to me before, but also because it facilitated a choice that I should have made long ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Kelly N.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>Studentessa Universitaria<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2259,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2279","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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