YOUTH MONTH: Restoring hope, normalizing failure, and NO you don’t have to be successful by 30

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GUEST – Ziphozonke Majola - TV Producer, Director & Founder of Sothar Pictures

Learning from mistakes is critical for ongoing development and continuous learning and success. Knowing how to accept failure without fear and how to grow from that failure is a key aspect of emotional intelligence and a strong growth mindset. Lifelong learning builds innovation; it builds creative problem solving; it builds progress. And so, knowing how to fail forward can be pivotal in building a future of success. So how do we teach the youth to fail forward? How do you eliminate the fear of failure and teach the youth how to accept and learn from their mistakes? Normalize struggling and don’t make them feel bad for not understanding – a challenge is an opportunity to
12 Jun 2023 5PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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