Lessons Learned Worksheet: Sloppy Starts Part 4

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Failure is a guaranteed part of any worthwhile endeavor. Rather than discouraging us, failures can provide invaluable lessons that pave the path for our future success when processed constructively.

That’s why I created this Lessons Learned Worksheet - to help extract wisdom from setbacks on your journey. Reflection breeds resilience.

By working through this simple worksheet after a failure or challenge, you’ll:

• Objectively examine what went wrong without judgment

• Identify your emotions to address potential bias and balance your objectivity

• Identify factors that contributed, from external events to your own decisions

• Discover key learnings and insights from the experience

• Determine who can provide perspective and support

• Chart next steps forward with new understanding