VIEW FROM THE CHAMBER

What can we learn from success … and failure?

We all know that we’re not supposed to let ‘fear of failure’ stop us from trying our best in life and in business. We all know it shouldn’t hold us back from trying something different. But the reality is that it is hard to discount that voice in our heads that doesn’t want us to take the risk, whether in business or in any area of life.

‘Resilience’ is a word that you may have come across if you’ve got children or grandchildren in education. It is something being instilled in younger generations to prepare them for their future.

It means the strength to handle knock-backs; to be able to deal with the possibility of failure and be willing to learn and bounce back from it. If we can better develop our own capacity for resilience, it can only benefit us in our approach to business and to every area of life.

Lochaber Ideas Week 2018 has a range of speakers and seminars that will inspire us to take a fresh look at how we do things and what we might want to change or develop.

Join us to hear an amazing and uplifting story of perseverance in the face of adversity from Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards on Monday November 12; listen to an inspiring lecture on the importance of friendship in dealing with mental health issues and addiction from Alastair Campbell at this year’s Charles Kennedy Lecture on Thursday November 15 and find out more about how best to support colleagues at work at our Mental Wellness at Work seminar on November 16.

These are just some of the thought-provoking and inspiring events that are open to the whole community during Lochaber Ideas Week from November 12 to 16.

To find out more about the wide range of topics visit www. lochaberchamber.co.uk or see the programme in October’s Lochaber Life. Lochaber Ideas Week 2018 is presented in partnership with Developing the Young Workforce West Highland.