Begin Again: My Truth About Failure and Whatnot
Welcome to Porshanality Podcast! A curiously sermonic podcast playground for adulting over 30. Because let’s keep it real, life will keep life with swift transitions, but together we can honor the moments we are in and keep on living. I am your host, Porsha Williams Gates. I’m an entrepreneur, coach, ordained minister, spiritual advisor, writer, and so much more. Join me weekly on Wednesdays as we grow and live together in community.

Today, I want to talk about failure. What is failure and what does it mean to fail? In order to understand failure, one must understand success. With the chaos of Netflix’s Live Special for Love Is Blind and with the buzz around the recent numbers of Chloe Bailey’s debut album, we have a case study for understanding what failure means and how we can respond to perceptions of failure. By the end of this episode, listeners will understand:

1. Progress, not perfection
2. Experimenting is the key when trying, testing, and figuring things out publicly.
3. It takes courage to put yourself out there publicly
4. It’s ok to grieve what didn’t work out. Give yourself permission to grieve and mount what didn't meet your expectations. When the future is wrapped in our idea of success and life hands us something else, it hurts.
5. Take the experience and see what you learned from the process. Is it worth trying again? Should you table the idea? Can it be refined?
6. Try again and incorporate an element of play and joy for the fun of it. Loosen the expectations.
7. What is at the core of the foundation? Return to the why of why you started.
8. Rest in the wisdom that you tried the thing. Attempting is half the battle. Perhaps it’s time to redefine what success looks like.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
This podcast is hosted, edited, and produced by Porsha Williams Gates of Porshanality Media, LLC.

Featured Music with licensed permission:

WHEW CHILE!
Composed by Sarah Debnam
Produced by Sarah, the Illstrumentalist
Release date February 24, 2023

Back In My Bag, Again
Composed by Anthony Lobban, Dillon Heera, Daniel Jacobson
Produced by Daniel Jacobson
Release date January 27, 2023

The Porshanality Podcast is the premiere curiously sermonic podcast playground for adulting over 30. Hosted by Porsha Williams Gates. Porsha Williams Gates is an ordained minister, coach, entrepreneur, spiritual advisor, and more. Join us weekly on Wednesdays for new episodes on Spotify, Apple, SoundCloud, and Google Podcasts. Topics range from relationships, marriage, culture, politics, friendship, parenting, finding self-love, joy, hope, spirituality, adulting, peace, business, and anti-racism.

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