Failure can be a valuable teacher. Why are we unable to attain the information this educator can provide us to keep from further failing? Figuring out the lessons failure has are no simple errand even when we’re deep in frustration, embarrassment, resentment, and hopelessness.
To learn from failures, a method is needed to decipher the teachable moments hidden inside that can improve chances of future success. The following guidelines will help you identify important goals in dealing with this topic positively.
1. Reevaluate variables within your control: Failure can make us feel passive, helpless,
and lead us to believe that we’ll never succeed no matter what we try. These
feelings are tricks our minds play on us after experiencing failure.
The
truth is that we always have more control over things than we realize. We might
feel despondent if we failed to get a promotion because our sales figures did
not measure up. We tried harder than ever before yet our best efforts were not
sufficient. What more can we do?
2.
Reevaluate
your execution: Was your effort consistent, or did you
experience shortcomings in your work ethic, motivation, or your general
mindset? Go back and assess when and why any drops in effort occurred.
Identifying when you got unmotivated, and
which external circumstances derailed your efforts, will allow you to
anticipate such events and plan how you to address them in the future.
3.
Reevaluate
your planning: How much time did you spend planning the best
way to achieve your task before you started? How much thought did you give to
anticipating hurdles that might arise to figuring out the solution?
The majority of us spend little time on this kind of
planning, despite the likelihood of unexpected circumstances. Make sure to plan your general strategy, consider potential setbacks,
and figure out how to overcome them, before you begin.
4.
Reevaluate
your preparation: Here again is a step too many of us skip despite
it being a rather crucial one. For example, consider someone whose goal is to
get healthy by joining a gym and going three times a week.
Her
plan can easily get derailed if the babysitter cancels and she has no alternate
childcare arrangements. Preparing backup childcare ahead of time would allow
her to get to the gym more consistently and to get into the habit more easily,
which in turn will increase her chances of persisting toward her goal.
“Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend
your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.” (Denis Waitley) [i]
[i] Adapted from: “The 4 Keys to Learning from
Failure” by Guy Winch
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