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8. Appropriate tech:
Often people
are running around in Nottingham
recognises everyone
fails. Using such failures as
African
Communities
Research
trying to develop the next innovative platform but
learning opportunities, trial and error, beginning when
sometimes the simplest things work best. The
we fall down again and again trying to walk, it’s only
power of existing free systems such as Google,
natural to recognize that everyone fails ... and often.
Microsoft and social media tools and apps are
Embracing failure in a positive way allows you to move
amazingly hardy for organisations. Many charities
past the negatives and the disappointments and
can also benefit from free platforms. The power of
change your mindset from ‘failure is bad’ to ‘failure can
radio is often underestimated. Social media and
be good and here’s how to make it a tool for you. Here
reporting platforms can enable people to share
are five ways embracing failure can work for you:
and create information and mobilise at a lower
1. We learn some of our best lessons through
cost, greater speed and faster scale than was ever
failure.
previously possible, but they require the building of
a community (online and offline
2. Failure inspires us. If we look at it properly
and don’t allow it to define us, failure can be
9. Inability to constructively embrace failure in
a great source of motivation.
a healthy way, will get you stuck and hinder
you from accomplishing what you could.
3. Failure teaches us humility. We feel humble
Global
African
Integration
Diaspora,
an African led not-for-profit organisation, is carrying out a
That
would
be the Network
worst (GAIN)
outcome
of all.
after losing region.
and recognize
that we are
research on individuals and groups, businesses and organisations in Nottingham
Visit www.gaindiaspora.
Embracing failure positively requires a leap of faith, but
indeed human.
co.uk for more information and to complete:
once you jump over the hurdle, you will understand
4. Embracing failure allows us to take more
that fearing
failure / only
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realizing
- Individual
Personal
risks. Once we come to terms with having
- Organisations
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your full
potential. In / organisations
that encourages
failed and survived, we can take greater risks.
people to acknowledge their failures or errors at the
For
more
details,
please
contact:
Mr.
Abdoulie
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07946303384
organisations meetings helps the staff, volunteers
5. Failure makes success taste even better. We
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and the organisation
to grow and to | keep
improving.
have a better appreciation of success having
By acknowledging failure as a group, everyone
failed a few times on the way up the ladder.
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How would you like to earn £750 a month (take home) and the chance
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