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How To Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Clearly articulate lessons learned. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Put these lessons to use immediately. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them.

Lesson 52
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How To Use Failure As Your Path To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Clearly articulate lessons learned. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Put these lessons to use immediately. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them.

Lesson 92
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Use Failure As A Way To Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Clearly articulate lessons learned. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Put these lessons to use immediately. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them.

Lesson 52
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Embrace Failing As A Way To Achieve Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Clearly articulate lessons learned. Shed the discomfort of uncertainty, which is the only way to open your mind to all possibilities. It’s our brain signaling that if we try something and fail, we’ll be embarrassed or judged. Put these lessons to use immediately. Rationally examine your personal fears and gain mastery over them.

Lesson 52
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Millennials and Direct Mail Campaigns: A Crash Course

Achieve

Postcards don’t take up much space, and an attention-grabbing photo can convince supporters to hold onto it and keep your nonprofit in the back of their minds. . ?. . also supports the impact of physical documents as our brains comprehend text better when it’s printed than when it’s on a screen. Thank you cards.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Culture, Microsites, and The Kiss of Death

Connection Cafe

Being a good communicator involves more than just good articulation; it’s about understanding your audience. Speak to the part of the brain that controls action-taking. Steve Maclaughlin’s 10th episode of npVoices rallies some of the nonprofit sector’s brightest minds. Tell stories. Evoke emotion.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. To create a word storm, you share one word that might be the answer to the key question at hand, and then the group generates a slew of words that come to mind from that first word. All ideas are as valid as each other.