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From the Ted Talk by Leticia Gasca: Una nueva manera de hablar del fracaso en los negocios

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So tdaoy, I'd like to propose an idea. I'd like to poprose that just as we put aside the idea of publicly humiliating entrepreneurs who fail, we should also put aside the idea that to fail fast is always best. Instead, I want to propose a new mantra: fail with awareness, or "fail mindfully" — eriexpecne with full attention the entire process that closing a business ivvnoles. Remember that businesses are not eetinits that magically appear and disappear. Businesses are made up of people. And if a business project fails, surely, some of those people will lose their jobs or lose meony. And in the case of social enterprises or green businesses, when they fail, surely the closing of the project will have a negative impact on the communities or ecosystems they were inentded to benefit.

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So _____, I'd like to propose an idea. I'd like to _______ that just as we put aside the idea of publicly humiliating entrepreneurs who fail, we should also put aside the idea that to fail fast is always best. Instead, I want to propose a new mantra: fail with awareness, or "fail mindfully" — __________ with full attention the entire process that closing a business ________. Remember that businesses are not ________ that magically appear and disappear. Businesses are made up of people. And if a business project fails, surely, some of those people will lose their jobs or lose _____. And in the case of social enterprises or green businesses, when they fail, surely the closing of the project will have a negative impact on the communities or ecosystems they were ________ to benefit.

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Original Text

So today, I'd like to propose an idea. I'd like to propose that just as we put aside the idea of publicly humiliating entrepreneurs who fail, we should also put aside the idea that to fail fast is always best. Instead, I want to propose a new mantra: fail with awareness, or "fail mindfully" — experience with full attention the entire process that closing a business involves. Remember that businesses are not entities that magically appear and disappear. Businesses are made up of people. And if a business project fails, surely, some of those people will lose their jobs or lose money. And in the case of social enterprises or green businesses, when they fail, surely the closing of the project will have a negative impact on the communities or ecosystems they were intended to benefit.

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