Failure Friday: An Inspirational Career Coloring Book About Growth, Grit & Finding Your Path

What if failure wasn’t the end of the story… but the beginning of discovering who you’re meant to become?

Failure Friday is more than a coloring book. It’s a confidence-building, creativity-filled journey for teen girls and young women learning how to navigate life, careers, mistakes, uncertainty, and growth.

Created by former Chief Marketing Officer and technology executive Tracy Sestili, this inspirational coloring book shares the real-life career path behind the title, including the awkward jobs, rejections, pivots, lessons, failures, reinventions, and surprising moments that ultimately led to success.

Inside this empowering coloring book, readers will explore relatable stories and uplifting illustrations inspired by real experiences across many different jobs and industries, from waitressing and retail to nonprofit work, consulting, teaching, operations, marketing, leadership, and beyond.

Each page reminds young women that:

• You do not need to have your future figured out today
• Every experience teaches you something valuable
• Confidence is built through discomfort and trying again
• Rejection happens to everyone
• You are allowed to reinvent yourself
• Growth takes time
• Small steps still move you forward

This book was designed to inspire girls to dream bigger, fear failure less, and understand that success is not about perfection. It’s about resilience, curiosity, courage, and continuing to learn. Unlike traditional motivational books that tell young people they need a “perfect plan,” Failure Friday embraces the messy middle — the uncertainty, pivots, setbacks, and experiments that shape who we become.

Inside you’ll find:
Inspirational career-themed coloring pages

• Positive growth mindset messages
• Reflection and journaling prompts
• Encouragement around confidence and self-discovery
• Stories about overcoming rejection and imposter syndrome
• Creative illustrations designed for relaxation and inspiration
• Motivational reminders that careers evolve over time

Perfect for:

• Teen girls
• Young women
• Middle school and high school students
• College students
• Graduates entering the workforce
• Career exploration programs
• Mentorship groups
• Counseling offices
• Classrooms and leadership programs
• Parents looking for empowering gifts for daughters
• Anyone struggling with self-doubt, fear of failure, or uncertainty about their future

Through humor, honesty, and relatable storytelling, Failure Friday shows that every “wrong turn” can still lead somewhere meaningful.

Whether readers are coloring after school, reflecting on goals, processing setbacks, or simply looking for encouragement, this book creates space for creativity, self-reflection, and growth.

Failure Friday is a reminder that success is not reserved for people who never fail. It belongs to people who keep going.

If you’re looking for an uplifting and inspirational coloring book for teen girls and young women that combines motivation, career confidence, creativity, self-discovery, and empowerment, this book is for you.