How to Turn Setbacks into Success by Amy Shoenthal

Success rarely happens in a straight line, with setbacks all but guaranteed along the way. What's the best way to recover? 

Leadership coach Amy Shoenthal lays out the four phases of the "setback cycle" and explains how to transform difficult moments into opportunities for reinvention and progress. (Recorded at TEDxFoggyBottom on April 27, 2024)

Setbacks set the stage for reinvention. 

People who have gone through more setbacks are better at problem-solving, reasoning, logic.

They're able to recognize the signs more quickly, and they can course correct more easily.

There are 4 phases of the Setback Cycle.

The first phase is establish

Phase two is embrace

Phase three is explore

Phase four: emerge