It's time to LOVE… LOSING
Girls' Life magazine|April/May 2022
Yep, seriously. Why winning isn’t everything—and how losing could be just what you need to succeed.
KARA DEPAOLA
It's time to LOVE… LOSING

You know that old saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”? Easier said than done. Sometimes the last thing you want to do when you totally bomb that test or screw up your dance recital is give whatever it was another swing. And with so many people’s wins in our faces on social media, it’s a bummer to feel like you didn’t make the cut. But truth is, the more you fail, the more you learn how to do things better next time (and handle *not* getting what you want with grace). That’s why we’re 11/10 on snagging small victories— even in the face of defeat.

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