Hello beautiful community! Today I want to share some tips on how to turn failure into success.
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Failure is practically inevitable. We all fail at some time. For example, when we start a project and it goes wrong, when we start a relationship and we realize that it is different from what we expected, or when we want to do anything in life and we find a quite different reality. However, those people who really succeed in life, are the ones who can transform this failure into a resounding success.
When we set ourselves the goal of achieving much success, we always tend to have a fear that things, in one way or another, do not go as we expect, and we try to prepare for it, in case we have any idea of what can go wrong. However, it must be clear that there will simply be situations in which it is inevitable to fail. The truth is that it is very difficult to always be prepared for this kind of thing. First of all, because as human beings we are imperfect. And on the other hand, because we do not have absolute control of the things and situations that happen around us. Especially of the other people. Therefore, it is best to be prepared for when those moments come and we know how to react.
Then I will give you some recommendations to transform failures into successes.
Recommendation #1
The first step we must take when we fail is to stop completely, analyze what happened and accept our failure. Almost all people reject the idea of accepting a failure. Our ego always wants to look good and it's hard for him to accept that he made a mistake. For that same reason, we want to avoid at all costs the feeling that arises when we realize that we fail as human beings. Then, it is there when it is much harder to keep moving forward.
So, the recommendation is that you take some time, stop and ask yourself the following questions:
What did you learn about yourself?
What did you learn from other people?
What lessons do you have from others with which you can benefit later?
How can you change your decisions in the future by knowing how things happened?
What can you do right now to try to improve the situation?
However, we can not keep analyzing things, thinking about what happened, simply paralyzed, because we have just failed. We need to generate momentum and keep moving, so that our motivation remains on.
Recommendation #2
The next recommendation is to set specific goals. What actions can I do from now on?
You can even think of those actions in personal terms. For example, if I feel very bad at this moment and do not leave my house, I am very sad, etc. Then how about going out and eating something, or inviting friends home and watching a comedy movie. Any action that keeps you moving. Because failure will paralyze you, it will stop you and stop you so you can not start what you want. So, the way to fight that is to continue acting. And the way to act is to set goals, because when you set goals, whether they are simple goals, short-term goals, they will allow you to continue moving, and that will help you maintain your motivation, which is what really matters to transform a failure into a success.
Recommendation #3
Finally, the last recommendation is to defocus your attention from yourself and focus on other people. Think about how you could help others positively. For example, help someone from your experience so that you do not make the same mistake as you. Because what happens in a failure, when we make mistakes and when things simply do not go as we expect, is that our mind is completely focused on ourselves. In those things that we do not get, we make other people responsible for our mistakes, thinking that the world is against us, etc. And it does not always have to be that way. It is proven that helping others is one of the best ways to achieve happiness, to feel that we have the ability to help others. Because when our mind feels capable of helping others, it is because it is good enough to help itself.
Then think that on many occasions that we fail, our attention is completely focused on ourselves. So, to distract her a little bit, dedicating some time to others, maybe to your family, your friends, your children, will help you just to get out of that mental situation in which you could be locked up. And it will help you acquire new perspectives.
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