Transitions Through Life

Surviving every stage of life.
by Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D

Celebrate Failure– It's What Most of Us Do

By Nancy K. Schlossberg, Ed.D. on October 2, 2011 in Transitions Through Life

Erma Bombeck wrote, "Failing is what most of us do...but we have still managed to go on breathing...I have several reactions when I hear people introduce me [with]...accolades...so glowing that I don't even recognize myself. I figure Mother Teresa just flew in...I would like to propose a new wrinkle to introductions. Instead of listing a speaker's successes, why not list the failures? Read More

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Nancy Schlossberg, Ed.D., is a Professor Emerita at University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of nine books.

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