There’s something holding you back from being more creative, excelling in your career, and being more engaged at school. Maybe you’ve also noticed it holding back your students, community, or colleagues…it’s our relationship with failure and it’s time to get out of the box.

You’re not alone. My students at Duke suffer from being stuck inside what I call the Failure Box ™ . A strategically created box engineered by years of schooling to create well behaved students and workers whose sole purpose is to get the A. 

And I know how it sounds having me, a teacher, telling you about the box that I have helped create, “Thanks Dr. Dinin…”

Here’s the thing, it’s not all bad, there needs to be order and structure, but it stops being important when it robs you of learning, breaks your spirit, or keeps you from your dreams.

But that’s exactly where we are: The old way is not working. 

Business leaders are more frustrated than ever because their new hires are no longer proactive, innovative, or taking initiative. There are no As in the working world and no boss really wants to tell you exactly what to do at every moment (despite what it may feel like sometimes).

This is probably why the Learning to Fail challenges I post on social media started going viral and comments flooded in from people just like you wishing to take the class I teach at Duke. So I set out to create a version for all of you at home. 

It’s a 5 week course where each week you get a new video explaining a side of the Failure Box ™ and a real world challenge to help you explore each side of the box, and ideally start leading you to an exit.

By the end of the 5 week course you will be familiar with each side of the Failure Box ™ and identify which one(s) are the hardest for you or your group to break out of. As you complete the challenges you should be slightly more comfortable with pushing those boundaries.

It’s more fun when you fail together, so each person who signs up with get 2 free coupons to share with other members of your community or family so that you can go on the journey together, and hopefully learn something about yourself and each other. 

It’s time to leave your fear of failure behind…come fail with me

PS. I have to charge for this class because we both know that if there isn’t something on the line, you won’t take it seriously. I also have a team that I have to support so we can continue to bring you innovative insights, classes, and videos.

But if it’s too much, don’t worry, you can submit your information to see if you’re eligible for a scholarship here.

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