Most Of The Reason We Don’t Do

When I Was Growing Up, My Dad Would Encourage My Brother And I To Fail. We Would Be Sitting At The Dinner Table And He Would Ask, 'so What Did You Guys Fail At This Week?' If We Didn't Have Something To Contribute, He Would Be Disappointed. When I Did Fail At Something, He'd High-five Me. What I Didn't Realize At The Time Was That He Was Completely Reframing My Definition Of Failure At A Young Age. To Me, Failure Means Not Trying; Failure Isn't The Outcome. If I Have To Look At Myself In The Mirror And Say, 'i Didn't Try That Because I Was Scared,' That Is Failure.

I Took A Fear Of Flying Class, And I Always Missed The Class, Because I Was Always Flying.

I Didn't Like The Way It Looked In White Trousers, And I Couldn't Find Anything To Work Underneath Them.

There Is A Hidden Blessing In The Most Traumatic Things We Go Through In Our Lives. My Brain Always Goes To, 'where Is The Hidden Blessing? What Is My Gift?'

The Word 'spanx' Was Funny. It Made People Laugh. No One Ever Forgot It.