Students see failure isn’t defining

Action pact program shows response is lasting factor

I walked into the first session of a five-week youth leadership program with a curriculum and a plan, and within about 10 minutes I knew the plan needed to bend.

The session was “Transformative Bounce Back Brilliance,” an initiative built around John C. Maxwell’s “Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn for Teens.” The goal was to talk about resilience, humility, and what it means to lead.