The practice of giving an A transports your relationships from the world of measurement into the universe of possibility... This A is not an expectat… - Rosamund Stone Zander

Mistakes can be like ice. If we resist them, we may keep on slipping into a posture of defeat. If we include mistakes in our definition of performance, we are likely to glide through them and appreciate the beauty of the longer run.

"There is no such thing as bad weather," he used to say, "only inappropriate clothing."

How often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessments made by a child? We can replace the narratives that hold us back by inventing wiser stories, free from childish fears, and, in doing so, disperse long-held psychological stumbling blocks.