Ode to Failure: Payback’s a Bridge

Michael Eatman’s Ode to Failure helps readers identify, navigate, and transform their relationship with failure by reframing it as a necessary part of personal growth. This book empowers readers to stop running from failure and start using it as fuel to cross over challenges in their lives.

Purpose of the Book

To help readers identify, navigate, and transform their relationship with failure by reframing it as a necessary part of personal growth. This book empowers readers to stop running from failure and start using it as fuel to cross over challenges in their lives.

Target Audience

• Dreamers who’ve stopped dreaming after a setback

• Business owners navigating recent challenges

• Growth-minded individuals ready to shift from doubt to action

• Anyone who’s questioned their value, vision, or next step after failure

The Reader Transformation 

Readers will:

• Learn to speak to failure, not hide from it

• Reframe failure from a destination to a bridge forward

• Use “the principles in the pain” to build confidence, clarity, and momentum

• Take powerful, purpose-driven steps to grow emotionally and spiritually

Challenges my Reader is Facing

• Feeling stuck or ashamed after a failure

• Struggling with self-doubt and questioning their worth or direction

• Battling internal messages like “I’m not good enough” or “I should quit”

Offers for Launch

First 50 Pre-Orders Receive:

• A signed copy of the book

• Access to a private Q&A session with the author

• A surprise gift I will announce during our Q&A

Why I Wrote Ode

Ode to Failure arrives as I turn 50 and reflect on moments when personal and professional failures could have quieted my dreams. 

After wrestling with another project for years, I used a poem that I wrote in a moment of great challenge as the backdrop of this book. It helped me to look inward to find my greatest gifts. In the process of this learning journey, I realized that failure wasn’t a signal to turn around; rather it was an invitation to one great growth journey. 

This gave me insights into writing this book. I hope it will help others cross their own bridges with greater awareness, courage, and purpose.