Winning From Mistakes

No matter how hard we try to embrace failure, the fear of it never really goes away. You’ve probably heard just how valuable failure is at one point or another. Failure can indeed teach you more about what defines you and the value of hard work, but it also serves a greater purpose beyond moral victories. The teachings from failure can help you be successful in attempting the same goal, or chase a newer, even more, ambitious goal. Here are some reasons on how failure can result directly in your success down the road.

Learn from Past Mistakes

This is especially true when you feel like taking on the same challenge after you’ve failed at it the first time. Failure teaches you on how to adjust to doing better the next time in two different ways. The first is to do something different that’s directly involved with the goal you’re trying to accomplish. For instance, let’s say you failed to save money for a vacation you desperately wanted to take because you spent too much money on things like dining out. In this scenario, you would eat out less to save more money if you wanted to save enough to eventually take the trip.

The second way is to change a fundamental thing about yourself when approaching a goal. If you were a landscaper that failed a licensing test, changing your work ethic entirely to focus and study more will prevent you from failing yet another test.

Adjust Your Mindset

When you have that low feeling from failure, really take the time to observe how you feel. It may take days, weeks or even months to escape the feeling of self-pity and doubt. However, when you escape the lousy feelings that failure brings and want to start fresh, you can think about how the pain that came with it was only temporary.
If you were capable of coming out standing tall after failing the last time, you can take it on again. Weigh the risks, but chase them anyway. You’ll realize that the happiness from the pursuit and the feeling of success will quell any negative feelings from failure.

Connect More Deeply

Failure is an insanely common connection we all share, but we may not hear or talk about someone failing unless they managed to turn it around and become incredibly successful. While those stories can be inspiring and rejuvenating, there can still be a disconnect there because they’re told by people who have become larger than life.

We need to understand failure at a deeper level so that we can connect with others. We are familiar with the struggle in one way or another. We can bring our experiences together to figure out how to succeed and be more empathetic about the struggles we face. Doing this will help you create a stronger bond with those around you, and will lead to better working relationships.

There you have it. The fear of failure is very legitimate and never leaves us, no matter who we are. However, while you can fear failure all you want, you can’t let it get in between you and your dreams, and you can’t refuse to learn anything from it. There is so much substance to absorb on the journey to success, and failure is a crucial part of the knowledge you gain.