Failing For You

May 02 2024 2
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Does the fear of failing keep you from trying new things or simply just have you stuck overthinking without taking action? You know that hindsight is 20/20, but maybe you're too afraid of the mistakes you have to make to gain that perspective. If this is you, then accompany your Fearless Failure of a host, Jordan Yates the young engineer, as she goes through the trial and ERRORS of many relatable situations and shares her failures, fixes, and above all lessons learned. Keep up with her on a weekly basis and she'll fail so you don't have to. 

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