Failures: Learning and Growing
- Saloni Gupta
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min read
"Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of the success" - Arianna Hufington
Failures are one of the most unwanted things which exist. Everyone wants to be successful without experiencing failures. We want to be perfect. We don’t want anyone to doubt us or question us, be it work, educational institutions or family gatherings. The thing is that no one is perfect and everyone tends to make mistakes. Not wanting to make mistakes is normal, but if made, not accepting them is not right. We should understand and grow with each and every problem we make. Instead of considering it as a setback, we should consider it as a chance to grow and learn. It may sound strange, but handling and embracing failures are more important than success.
Here are some ways with which you can learn and grow with each failure
Decide whether or not you wish to recover
The power of purpose is incredible, and simply making a conscious decision or desire to bounce back can make it a lot simpler for you to accomplish so. When you resolve to accomplish something and spend some time envisioning it, components of your unconscious, instincts and conscious mind all begin to work together to achieve that goal—this is the power of positive thinking at work.
It's not about you when you fail at anything
It is, in a sense, but it has nothing to do with your essential personality, humanity, or soul. When you take failure too personally and make it about your own worth, it's far more difficult to bounce back. When you fail, your value to people you love remains the same, as does your ability to make a difference in the lives of those around you. If anything, every failed experience boosts your potential, because life's most painful situations frequently provide us with the most significant lessons and opportunities for tremendous growth. Failure strengthens our potential to make a difference in the world by making us more sympathetic.
Keep breathing
We breathe shallowly and unevenly when we are rushed or worried, or when we have experienced trauma, which impairs our thinking and raises our anxiety. Stop and check your body for how deeply you're breathing from time to time, then take a deep breath to relieve tension and reset your brain waves. Some disciplines, such as yoga, emphasize breathing, but even if you don't do any exercise, simply taking deeper, more mindful breaths will increase your clarity and help you learn valuable lessons from your mistakes.
Start again and reframe your situation
Our ability to reinterpret a life experience is inextricably linked to our ability to recover. Practice on modest, simple tasks, and resolve not to play the victim in this failure, to allow self-defeating ideas to take root, or to allow rage to govern you. Instead, attempt to approach the issue from a different angle—this is what reframing is all about—and see what you can learn from it. So, if you fail, start from the beginning, seek possibilities, take a big breath, and get back into the game.
Conclusion
Sharing our failures is the only way we can all progress and learn from them. Failing isn't anything to be ashamed of. However, failure is pointless if you don't learn anything. Failure is an inescapable part of life and a critically important part of any successful life. So, if you fail, start from the beginning, seek possibilities, take a big breath, and get back in the game, knowing that you're learning vital lessons, having incredible new adventures and experiencing life to the fullest!
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