<description>&lt;p&gt;OK, let’s dig deep and practice a little self-compassion.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As humans we rely on our mistakes to help make us better people. In this episode, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelyzhang/"&gt;Rachel Zhang&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Product and Experience Director at Ro&amp;Co&lt;/em&gt;, teaches us her simple approach to bouncing back from mistakes and the importance of giving ourselves permission to royally screw up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The inspiration for this &lt;em&gt;deeply cathartic&lt;/em&gt; episode came from a hilarious post Rachel &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rachelyzhang_what-do-you-do-when-you-royally-fck-up-activity-7117629874747437056-LynI?utm_source=share&amp;#38;utm_medium=member_desktop"&gt;shared on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; that I highly recommend you check out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* [5:00] The pendulum swing of failure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* [9:00] 5 steps for bouncing back from mistakes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* [17:00] Failure resumés&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* [23:00] Rachel’s cringe moment&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* [23:30] Reaching out to Rachel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Warning:&lt;/strong&gt; This episode contains strong language. If you are sensitive to this, you might want to skip!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://curiousdesigner.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;curiousdesigner.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Curious Designer

Mark Boyes-Smith

Bouncing back from mistakes with Rachel Zhang

OCT 27, 202324 MIN
Curious Designer

Bouncing back from mistakes with Rachel Zhang

OCT 27, 202324 MIN

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<p>OK, let’s dig deep and practice a little self-compassion.</p><p>As humans we rely on our mistakes to help make us better people. In this episode, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelyzhang/">Rachel Zhang</a>, <em>Product and Experience Director at Ro&Co</em>, teaches us her simple approach to bouncing back from mistakes and the importance of giving ourselves permission to royally screw up.</p><p>The inspiration for this <em>deeply cathartic</em> episode came from a hilarious post Rachel <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rachelyzhang_what-do-you-do-when-you-royally-fck-up-activity-7117629874747437056-LynI?utm_source=share&#38;utm_medium=member_desktop">shared on LinkedIn</a> that I highly recommend you check out.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>* [5:00] The pendulum swing of failure</p><p>* [9:00] 5 steps for bouncing back from mistakes</p><p>* [17:00] Failure resumés</p><p>* [23:00] Rachel’s cringe moment</p><p>* [23:30] Reaching out to Rachel</p><p><strong>Warning:</strong> This episode contains strong language. If you are sensitive to this, you might want to skip!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://curiousdesigner.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">curiousdesigner.substack.com</a>