Failing Is A Good Thing: A 3-Step Action Plan to Fail Your Way to Success
Did you know that failing is a good thing? A lot of people cringe when I say this.
We have been conditioned to believe that failure is bad, so much so that we avoid it at all costs. We spend all of our time striving for perfection only to fall apart when we fall flat on our faces.
I encourage you to stop running from failure because it’s a normal part of life. If you let it, failing at anything can be an amazing gift. This is why some of the most successful people in the world attribute failure as an essential ingredient for their success.
Stop beating yourself up. Failing is proof that you are trying. It is the only way that we grow and evolve into the women that we desire to be. In the words of Winston Churchill, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Are you ready to learn how you can fail your way towards success? Here’s the answer.
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Let’s first define failing.
In my eyes, failing is proof that you are trying and that you give a genuinely care about growing as a person. It shows that you have a desire to stretch your limits and step into the unknown, without knowing what the outcome will be. Failing is all about courage.
Conversely, failure involves giving up altogether. It means that you’ve turned your back on growth and decided that the journey towards becoming a badass is over. You’ve decided to throw in the towel because it’s too hard to keep going.
Which mindset do you think results in greater success in life?
Whenever we do something for the first time, we can’t expect that we are always going to get it right. That’s not how learning works. We don’t grow and develop into better versions of ourselves by hanging out in our comfort zones. It’s only when we take risks, do the unthinkable, stretch ourselves to the limit and come back from hardship, more powerful than ever before, that we become more.
Failure is a critical part of any success story. The most successful people in the world have failed miserably. However, the difference between them and the rest of the pack is that they didn’t give up when they got knocked down.
Unfortunately, we only get to see the end product of people’s success. We rarely see the struggles that they had to go through in order to get to where they are today.
For example… the Harry Potter series has seen astronomical success for J.K. Rowlings, but she faced a litany of rejections of her writings by publishers and critics alike. Look who’s laughing now. In the words of Rowlings herself, “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all–in which case, you fail by default.”
Experts agree that failure can inspire us to work harder and ultimately achieve our goals. Don’t get me wrong… I’m not saying that success isn’t good, but failure is even better. Let’s explore a 3-step action plan to fail your way towards success.
1. Drop The Pity Party
It’s okay to be disappointed when you fail, but don’t stay down. Feel sorry for yourself for a day or two, but then snap out of it, drop the pity party story and keep moving forward. Do what you need to do to get the guilt out of your system, whether that’s yelling into a pillow, crying, or eating a carton of ice cream. Just do it.
Karen Salmansohn, the best-selling author of, The Bounce Back Book: How to Thrive in the Face of Adversity, Setbacks, and Losses, she says that “Unless you let yourself feel pain, you can’t heal properly.” If you try to ignore negative emotions and suppress the bad feeling stuff, you will be less likely to learn from your experiences.
Don’t ever forget that failing isn’t final. It is merely a steppingstone to guide you towards your desired destination. In the words of Zig Ziglar, “Failure is not an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night.”
2. Figure Out Why You Failed
When we fail at something, it’s easy to become self-critical, which can be a serious drain on our confidence and motivation. Whatever you do, don’t put your head in the sand. Rather, go into a solution-focused mode of thinking.
Nobody else is going to fix your problems for you. It’s your job to be proactive and find an answer to why things aren’t working out. Make the necessary changes, adjust your attitude or plan, do more research, and learn from your mistakes. Do whatever it takes to get back on track and en route to the land of success.
2. Respond With Optimism
Have you ever wondered how some people can transform massive failures into epic wins? They are annoyingly positive about life. We all know these people.
How you view failure and what you choose to focus on will either help you or hinder you. I’m a big believer in positive thinking. When it comes to failing, attitude is everything. If you can train your brain to see the good in everything, even during the darkest of times, you are winning.
You can’t predict when failure will occur, but you can prepare for it by conditioning your mindset to be positive. Adopt an attitude of gratitude and look on the bright side of challenging situations. That is the recipe for success in life.
Failing forward is the best way for you to transform a setback into a setup for success.
Failure is one of life’s greatest teachers. The next time that you try something new, give yourself permission to fail and use it as fuel to propel you forward. In the words of Napoleon Hill, “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” What are you waiting for? Start failing, girl!
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