Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently
Henry Ford
No successful man on earth has become successful without having to see the failures in their lives. I would not be wrong in saying that it is crucial to become what you want to become. It occurs every day in jobs, colleges, schools, housework, etc. Failure is not a joke until you fail without learning lessons from your failures. It all depends on how you cope up with your failures mentally, physically as well as emotionally. There are millions of real-life famous failures to success stories out there, where one of the successful persons deals with so many numerous obstacles and failures. I am sure you would have come across at least one such story. You can use your failures as a weapon to achieve great success.
Learn from failure
You can’t learn many things by just reading books and sitting in the classroom alone. You must come to acknowledge what failures have to offer in terms of experience. Everyone knows that “Higher the risk, higher will be the profits’’. Failure is like that only “The bigger your failure, the big your chance of achieving success’’. Every failure ends up with a lot of life lessons and rich experiences.
It helps to achieve your goals
Everyone is running and struggling in their life to achieve one thing or the other. Sometimes some of you will get distracted or start to move slowly towards your goal. But when you believe in yourself, you always “fail forward” rather than setbacks. This attitude means you will keep on moving whatever the situation or obstacle will be. This resolution will always help you to be stuck on your goals.
It helps you to strong
With every failure that you fight, you grow stronger mentally and build resilience. Apart from the rich experience, you learn creative ways to deal with situations. Failure teaches better than the best teacher. These lessons become a permanent part of your journey towards success.
Don’t outsource your success
Nowadays, almost everything is being outsourced but leave your success for yourself. You should not make your success part of this very famous outsourcing. If you are the one achieving your goals, climbing all the obstacles, take credit for it. If you are responsible for your failure, you are the only one credited to your own success, and that wouldn’t make you a glory hog but would surely give you the credit where it is due.
Fuel future success with past achievements
Even the most successful person in this world has dealt with failures in the past. It will be easy to feel like a failure after a particularly harsh setback for you. Use your lessons and experiences for your future. Make sure if any obstacle like this ever came into your life, you should easily tackle them off.
How to find yourself on the winning side?
The following are the steps to follw:
1. Admit and determine your failure
Firstly, you have to admit your failure. Ignoring your failure does not help you to be successful. Determine what’s being a big obstacle to your success. Do not blame the situation for your failure because there is no point in hiding. Accept that you are the only one responsible for your failure.
2. Stop your negative thoughts
You will surely get some negative thoughts in your mind about failure. Start thinking about your obstacles and try to make strategies that you should have done now to cross that obstacle easily.
3. Struggle to learn
Learn to tackle your failure off because you are only responsible for your failure. Therefore you must have lesser knowledge, or you don’t know how to deal with it, etc. Educate yourself and push your limits to learn.
4. Do not isolate yourself
Start living with successful people in their own life, like your mentor or an accountable partner. They will help you to tackle difficult situations. Isolation is a killer of success. Tell them everything so that they can help you. Ask them to point out your limitations and mistakes they notice in you. Accept it and fix them up.
5. Show a positive attitude
Live your life with no regrets, stop always thinking about your failures, and move on for success. Please make a point to celebrate your wins, even when they are small, because they take you one step closer to success. Stay positive and be in that attitude. Your attitude is fundamental to your success, and it paves the way that shapes results/ outcomes.