In her recent ad campaign with Prada for Prada Paradoxe, Emma Watson takes on a new role as not only the face of the campaign, but also the director. This being her directorial debut, she discusses behind the scenes that she had to give herself permission to try something beyond what she has done in the past. Braving her knew role and challenges, she created an ad campaign that is truly representative of the product and herself.

When trying new things, we often struggle at first, but one failure is not the end of the story. It's simply a challenge that propels the story forward; don't close the book on yourself too early.

What is a project that has been scaring you into not starting or trying? Give yourself permission to fail and watch yourself succeed.