535. Grit, seeking validation, and the importance of failing - with Jess Ekstrom

<p><strong>In This Episode You Will Learn About:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">How to react once you’ve been ripped off</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">How optimism leads to grit</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Learning from your failures</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Spending too much energy wanting validation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">How time spent on things that matter is never wasted</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><a href= "https://jessekstrom.com/mic-drop-workshop/"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">micdropworkshop.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><a href= "https://jessekstrom.com/buy-the-book/"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">chasingthebrightside.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Instagram:</span> <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/jess_ekstrom"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">instagram.com/jess_ekstrom</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Facebook:</span> <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/jessekstrom"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">facebook.com/jessekstrom</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Twitter:</span> <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jess_ekstrom"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">twitter.com/jess_ekstrom</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">LinkedIn:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-ekstrom-59160342/"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">linkedin.com/in/jess-ekstrom-59160342</span></a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">In this quickie, I’ve invited Jess Ekstrom to get some much needed social interaction. The founder of Headbands of Hope, she’s an ama