Back in December, “Mistakes I Made At Work” edited by Jessica Bacal made my Christmas wish list. The book features a collection of stories, life lessons, and pieces of advice from 25 successful women who had failed at something or in some situation, sometimes more than once, and lived to tell the tale. The premise had me hooked. As someone who fears failure most of all, I knew I needed to hear what these women who I otherwise respected and admired had to say about the F-word. The book itself is a relatively quick read. Divided into four sections, “Mistakes I Made At Work” tackles telling your own story, asking, saying no, and being resilient. Stories come from 25 different successful women — writers, scientists, doctors, athletes, inventors, teachers, entrepreneurs, politicians, artists — who open up and share some of their most vulnerable career-related failures. You can read the book chronologically, or jump around to the sections or women you’re most interested in. However you read it, you’ll walk away from the book having learned something not just about the women who share their stories, but about yourself, too. It’s packed with excellent advice for furthering your career, following your dreams, bouncing back from mistakes, embracing error, and learning [...]
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