Dealing With Failure
You are not a failure if your project fails. Making mistakes
and having failures is a part of life. You can accept them
and learn from them or be bitter and give up your dream.
Failures are actually your training ground. You can learn
valuable lessons from them. If you learn from them, you can
make them the stepping stones to your success.
There is a simple truth that many never learn. If you keep
on doing what you have been doing, you will keep on getting
what you have been getting. This holds true in your business
life and with your personal relationships. If you are happy
with what you’re getting, keep doing it. If not, try
something else.
Don’t give up on your dream. Keep fine tuning it until it
works. Most people have to make a few adjustments before
they find what works for them.
Children learning to walk, don’t give up because they fall
down. They get up and try again. Adults who fail a few times sometimes get the notion that success is not for them. They
give up on their dream and take the jobs that no one else
wants. It’s tragic that many quit when success is just
around the next problem.
There is a strong temptation to have a pity party when you
fail. What you need to do is examine yourself in an
unemotional way. Learn to be your own coach. Figure out what
went wrong, and why. Visualize how to make it better the
next time.
When things go wrong, we often become our worse enemy. We put
our self down and begin thinking that we are a worthless
failure. That is simply not true. Armies usually lose a few battles before winning the war. The fact is, your creator designed you for success. It is your negative attitude that
is getting you down.
Successful people refuse to think about defeat but
concentrate on success. You become what you think about.
When you think about failure, your subconscious mind drags
you down, but if you think about what you believe you can
do, it will send you soaring. Learn to think positively,
and you will be successful.
When you get stuck, you need someone you can turn to for
help. Do what you do best and get other specialists to do
the rest. There are many who have been through that will
lend a helping hand for a reasonable price.
Depending on yourself can cause many tensions. You need
someone bigger than you to lean on. Your Creator is an
invaluable resource. He wants to help you with your
problems. Consult him on a regular basis. You will feel
better about it when you leave your worries with him.
Discouragement can be good or bad depending on how you
interpret it. It may be evidence that you don’t fit, or it
could just be the negative feeling you get when you try
something new. If the requirements are within your ability
and your gut feeling says it’s for you, go for it.