016: Going for No with Andrea Waltz
Who would have thought failure could be fun? Andrea Waltz explains the ‘go for no’ philosophy, and how learning to fail might just be the best thing for your career.
— YOU'LL LEARN —
1) Why aiming to fail can actually increase success in the long run.
2) How to turn “no” into a positive word.
3) What you can do to put the “go for no” philosophy into practice in your life.
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— ABOUT ANDREA —
Andrea Waltz is passionate about helping people overcome the fear of the word NO and feelings of failure and rejection that go along with it. Along with her husband and business partner Richard Fenton, they share their message through books, training programs and speaking at conventions and conferences. They are authors of Go for No! and with 300,000 copies sold it’s been in the top 20 of Amazon’s “Sales” books for the last five years.
• Andrea's book: Go for No! Yes is the destination, No is how you get there by Richard Fenton & Andrea Waltz
• Andrea’s website: goforno.com
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: Dr. Carol Dweck’s ‘Mindset’ research
• Book: Do It! Let’s Get Off Our Butts by Peter McWilliams
• Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
• Blog: Seth Godin’s blog
• Book: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
• App: Followup.cc app
• Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Book: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Liz Gilbert
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