Making the Best of Professional Setbacks with Stephanie Brown

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">If you have a career, chances are you’ve experienced failure. You’ve made mistakes, you’ve questioned your ability to do your job, you’ve wondered if maybe you shouldn’t just give it up all up and try something new. Today's guest knows those feelings all too well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">We sit down with Stephanie Brown, a renowned coach, founder and former executive with companies like Nike and Apple. She discusses her own professional setbacks, and how the experience of being fired - twice - paved the way for the biggest successes of her career.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about Stephanie and connect with her on LinkedIn <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebrowncareercoach/">here</a>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Buy Stephanie's book, <em>Fired: Why Losing Your job is the Best Thing That Can Happen to You</em>, on <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Fired-losing-your-thing-happen/dp/1543135951"> Amazon</a>.  </p> <div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN"> <p class= "Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">***</p> </div> <div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN"> <p class= "Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">Happiness means different things to each of us. After doing extensive research, Management 3.0 founder Jurgen Appelo discovered a common thread: Happiness is something we create. It is not something to achieve. It is a path you choose, not a destination to arrive at.</p> </div> <div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN"> <p class= "Type__TypeElement-sc-goli3j-0 cSfdnZ umouqjSkMUbvF4I_Xz6r" data-encore-id="type">So many of us spend our lives in pursuit of happiness. Instead of searching for it, we need to find ways to live it, embrace it, and implement it into our daily lives. That's why we created the 12 Steps to Happiness at Management 3.0.</p> </div> <div class="xgmjVLxjqfcXK5BV_XyN"> <p class= "Type__T