Picking Yourself Up After Failure

There is nothing worse than the creeping dread of failure. It doesn’t matter whether you failed in a relationship, missed out on a promotion, bombed an interview or simply missed a major deadline. Sometimes, it feels as though it’s the end of the world. It’s not, no matter how much you feel as though it is. And its easy to fall victim to the failure and fall into a dark hole of depressions. The most important step you can take after experiencing failure is to pick yourself up and dust yourself off. 

 

How? 

 

How can you possibly begin to pick yourself up after failure? 

 

Take Time For Healing

 

You won’t get over failure in a day, it’s quite literally a heartbreak. It’s okay if you don’t feel cheerful for a minute. You should allow yourself time to heal from your failure. You will reach a point where you realize the sting has worn off. 

 

Remember This

 

Without failure, there can be no success. If you desire success, then you have to come to terms with the fact that you will fail. Multiple times. It will take numerous attempts to achieve success. This is something you will need to remind yourself of regularly. When you run into a brick wall and feel as though you can’t overcome an obstacle, remember that without failure there can be no success. If that scares you, then remember this – it’s that or you live your life littered with what ifs. 

 

Failure is a lesson; it isn’t digging your grave. The only way to avoid it is to do nothing at all. It doesn’t bear thinking about. 

 

Learn the Lesson

 

The wisest thing that you can do after a failure is learn. You shouldn’t view failure as an excuse to quit. It should serve as your motivation to go again and avoid making the same mistakes. If you’ve ever played a video game, then you will know how you regenerate at a checkpoint and start the task again. That’s how you should view failure. You didn’t die, you’re simply back to square one. It’s frustrating, but you’re down, not out. Now, you can repeat your attempt, but now you have more knowledge and insight into how best to approach it. 

 

Accept Your Mistakes

 

You can’t afford to dwell on your mistakes. What you have to do is accept them. You’re going to want to beat yourself up about it, but that is essentially dwelling on it. Instead, you must accept that mistakes happen, failure will occur, and it’s part of what will shape your success. 

 

Opportunity for Growth

 

This is a chance for growth so, put a positive spin on that failure. It’s your opportunity to re-evaluate your situation and look for new opportunities. 

 

From Mistakes to Mastery

 

When you learn to accept your mistakes, you are unlocking the door to mastery. You are moving from mistakes to mastery. You’re learning more about your craft. 

 

Your Next Steps

 

Once you experience failure, you must determine your next steps. You can steer yourself to success when you are proactive. Make decisions and put them into action.

 

You aren’t the first person in the world to fail. You’re not the only person in your inner circle to fail. As much as it may feel as though the world is against you, it’s not. It’s easier to motivate yourself to move forward when you recognize that you’re not alone. It’s normal and even the most successful people in history (and in the present) have experienced failure. They didn’t let it hold them back, why would you?