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Signature Live keynote Experience · Fred Colantonio

FAILURE AS FUEL

The art of turning setbacks into Momentum Max

Who never felt like they totally messed up? Who never doubted their own skills? Who never experienced what we call “failure”? Missteps happen — they’re often the price we pay for growth. And they are very present, behind every human success.

Discover why failure is neither a shame to hide nor a badge to glorify.

Well managed, it becomes a powerful catalyst for development and a collective bond — both personally and professionally.

  • Expand your understanding of failure
  • Build new reflexes to increase your ability to rebound
  • Overcome roadblocks and succeed with others through the FSR method (Facts, Stakes, Responses)
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At first glance we’d rather do without it, but just look into human psychology and the journeys of great success stories in business, sport or the arts to understand that failure:
  1. Is part of everyday life for every human being
  2. Is the price to pay for valuable lessons

In short, it’s a pain in the a** for everyone, and we’d rather live without it. But if you look closely, failure is success in disguise.

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    • Decode the perception errors and bias traps that block resilience and progress
    • Identify your own psychological profile for processing mistakes and handling failure
    • Bounce back using the levers of a constructive attitude that undercut blocks and stop the vicious spiral
     

Bouncing back from failure means turning your setbacks into momentum max.

Majors Takeaways

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IDENTIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS

  • When failure feels absolute, unfair, universal, unforgiving, pointless, a source of fear… and a built-in excuse generator 👎
  • It shows every symptom of the infernal spiral

UNDERSTAND WHAT DRIVES A CONSTRUCTIVE MINDSET

  • When failure becomes relative, personal, adjustable, a learning element, a driver of growth, useful… and fuel 👍
     
  • It lets you build a constructive attitude

3+1 STRATEGIES TO BOUNCE BACK

  • Resilience, stakes, resources + a bonus (to be discovered) 🤗
  • The 5 steps of an action plan to bounce back
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clients reviews

They share what they experienced

Roland Hess

Leadership Circle, Executive Leadership Advisor

Fred gave a great speech on our NWoW (New Way of Working) Community event in Düsseldorf and inspired over hundred participants to see failing with the eyes of learning, trying out again and growing to succeed! Great transformational speech for many of us! I can really recommend Fred if you want to have major impact in a short period of time!

Tobias B. Oudnia

– E.ON, Vice President eMobility Sales B2C Germany

At innogy, twice a year our change community gathers together from all over Europe to connect, learn and improve. This November, we have invited Fred to share his view on the relationship between failure and success. Watching Fred perform live on stage is a real pleasure. He captivates his audience by telling an eloquent, playful and yet very meaningful story. […] I highly recommend to have Fred as your speaker […] not only with regards to failure/success but also innovation/leadership.

Daniel Perugiago

FLUENT, Sales Director Italy / Internal Sales Coach

I had the chance to assist to Fred’s speech regarding the power of failure during the ATD Asia Pacific Conference in Taiwan. I really loved the way he pointed out our inner pain points when talking about failure and how we can reverse it by taking its opportunities. He’s a great public speaker and I’m so grateful I had the chance to hear from him!

Flow of Ideas

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FRAME FAILURE

  • A word everyone talks about, yet nobody defines
  • A topic everyone says you need to learn from, yet nobody addresses this part: “how do you actually handle it when you’re in the middle of the sh*tstorm?”
  • One word, thousands of different perceptions…

DECODE THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAILURE

  • When our brain tricks us (and the impact of social psychology)
  • The 7 dimensions of the infernal spiral
  • The 7 ingredients of a constructive mindset

MAKE failure as fuel

  • The keys to shift your mindset for good
  • The 3 secrets of people who bounce back
  • The one master key that works every time

BONUS: THE ACTION PLAN TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY

  • The 5-step action plan
  • Find the right people, restart step by step, dare to ask, accept moving slowly at first, focus on the journey more than the entry or the victory…
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Formats & durations

Optimal

80-90 min

Full content · XXL interactions · Full Speed

MAIN

60-70 min

Core content · L interactions · Mid-tempo

Minimal

45-50 min

Essential content · S interactions · Slow Motion

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