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Reconnect With Your Growth Mindset
Growth begins when we stop fearing failure and start celebrating learning.

Memorable. Meaningful. Practical.

In Embracing Failure & Growth Through Juggling, participants don't just hear about resilience—they experience it. Through the challenge of learning to juggle, they discover that growth happens when we replace judgment with curiosity, celebrate progress over perfection, and embrace learning. Along the way, they'll gain practical phrases like "How fascinating," "I can't do this...yet," and "This is new to me" to use long after the juggling balls are put away.

Ready to bring this unforgettable experience to your team?

Email tom@throwcatchlead.com to book Tom for your next event.
Meeting Planners can find Tom's resources here.

What You'll Take Away

🌱 Reconnect With Your Growth Mindset
Approach challenges with greater curiosity, resilience, and confidence.

🎉 Celebrate Progress Over Perfection
Replace the fear of failure with habits that encourage continuous learning and growth.

🚀 Navigate Change With Confidence
Build the confidence to adapt, collaborate, and lead through change.

Check out this participant POV article from the Des Moines Business Record.

About Tom
Keynote Speaker
Founder & Chief Juggling Officer, Throw & Catch Consulting

Tom Hicks creates unforgettable learning experiences that help people reconnect with their growth mindset.

After more than 25 years in higher education, including serving as a Dean of Students, Tom discovered that many people fear failure simply because they've never had a safe way to experience it. What began with a juggling kit from his grandmother became Embracing Failure & Growth Through Juggling, an interactive keynote experience that has helped thousands of students, educators, leaders, and teams embrace change, celebrate progress over perfection, and rediscover the joy of learning. (Bio and Workshop Description)

Mantra - Be Competent, Curious, & Kind

Our team LOVED Tom's Embracing Failure & Growth Through Juggling workshop! It was an engaging and interactive experience that provided space for us to (1) try something new (juggling) which was vulnerable and helped us connect on a deeper level in a fun way, (2) reflect on how we navigate failure as individuals, and (3) discuss how we could expand on creating a culture of learning and growth. I would highly recommend this workshop to any team seeking an entertaining and practical leadership development experience.

Lindsay Leahy
Executive, Leadership & Transformation Coach
USA Today Best-Selling Author

Embracing Failure and Growth Through Juggling provided a truly life transforming experience. As someone prone to perfectionism, the playful, direct approach to failure—specifically, encouraging us to say "how fascinating" when a ball was dropped—was a life-altering aha moment. This practice immediately shifted a lifetime of reactions driven by judgment including feelings of failure and shame, into ones of curiosity and growth. Thank you for delivering such an engaging and powerful session that offered a practical method for fundamental personal change which will no doubt lead to tremendous growth!

Heidi

Keynote Attendee

We invited Tom to share his Embracing Failure & Growth Through Juggling workshop with over 100 leaders as part of our Empowered Leaders program. He gave participants a safe way to practice low-stakes failure, celebrate learning over perfection, and set the stage for company-specific training on behavior change and shared language. The sessions were engaging, fun, and energizing—Tom’s mix of stories, activities, and celebration kept us focused (even after lunch!) One executive remarked, “I haven’t played at work like this in a long time, and I feel so rejuvenated and creative!” I highly recommend this workshop for all levels of your organization.

Kris Lehman

Vice President for Human Resources

Goodwill of the Heartland

Additional Workshops

Rediscovering our Resilience One Juggling Ball at a Time

Play, Fail, Grow: A Juggling Experience for Teams and Leaders

Get In Touch

tom@throwcatchlead.com

Memorable. Meaningful. Practical.

What You'll Take Away

🌱 Reconnect With Your Growth MindsetApproach challenges with greater curiosity, resilience, and confidence.

🎉 Celebrate Progress Over PerfectionReplace the fear of failure with habits that encourage continuous learning and growth.

🚀 Navigate Change With ConfidenceBuild the confidence to adapt, collaborate, and lead through change.

Additional Workshops

🌱 Reconnect With Your Growth Mindset
Approach challenges with greater curiosity, resilience, and confidence.

🎉 Celebrate Progress Over Perfection
Replace the fear of failure with habits that encourage continuous learning and growth.

🚀 Navigate Change With Confidence
Build the confidence to adapt, collaborate, and lead through change.