Fail File: Trish Clark, art expert and gallery owner

Fail File: Trish Clark, art expert and gallery owner
Trish Clark. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Trish Clark, an art expert and gallery owner.I was really disappointed when: Well, I’m an optimistic person, very positive, small things don’t faze me, I shrug off minor disappointments because I’m so accustomed to them. But I have been deeply affected by three disappointments. The first was my mother dying when I was 7. That’s the worst that can happen, but if you can survive the wo...

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