Here's how you can stay resilient and positive when faced with failure.

After failing the civil service examination, I embraced the setback as a learning opportunity. Reframing this failure, I pursued a career in management, aligned with my long-term goals. I set realistic goals, breaking them into manageable tasks, and cultivated positivity by leaning on supportive friends and mentors. Adopting a mindset of continuous learning, I took mock exams and attended workshops to improve. Moving forward with confidence, I successfully cleared several management exams, turning failure into a stepping stone for success.

At Microsoft during the 'big' company transformation period we introduced a culture of failing fast and being ok with that, leveraging the other points outlined in this article. Leadership on this has to come from the top and then be role modelled throughout the organization. It can't be only one person doing it or often this person will not be set up for success. As leaders it's a critical process to work together on implementing.

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Einstein You can stay positive if you are able to understand the mistakes that were made and ensure they are not repeated. However, it's easier said than done, and thus I have a mechanism that helps me bounce back whenever I encounter a setback: 1. Embrace, Learn and Reflect: Acknowledge the feeling. Analyze what went wrong & what you can learn from it. 2. Stay Active (Very Important): Engage in activities that lift your spirits. Exercise, hobbies, or spending time with friends 3. Set Small Goals: Break down your larger goals into smaller, manageable steps. EVERYBODY FAILS! What matters is what is done after that. You control the outcome.

I would recognize what has happened and ask what role others played and didn't play. I will Discard it all. What did I do or not do to have contributed to where I am? I will become conscious of the key actions and inactions that have brought me to where I am and what I could have done differently to change the outcome.

Cliche but true: You learn nothing from your success; failure will be your greatest teacher. A setback can be positive if you embrace it in the spirit of moving ahead and not as the endpoint of all your hardwork. The end results often don't meet our expectations but they serve a purpose: to keep us honest and better for the next time. Keeping your head up even in the toughest of setbacks is the key difference maker between the super successful and the mediocre. Take everything with a smile, roll with the punches and just keep swimming.

One of the best examples of reframing failure is central to one of the biggest and best-known global brands: Starbucks. Initially, Starbucks struggled to sell its coffee outside of Seattle. However, CEO Howard Schultz saw this as an opportunity to refine the brand's experience, focusing on creating a "third place" between home and work [Strategy+business]. This reframing turned Starbucks into a global coffee giant. The key is to blindly focus on the outcome you are striving for (keep refining and narrowing) and take a more pliable "test and measure" approach to the tactics used to achieve it.

Lot of us focus on “whys” for failure, optic should rather shift to the “whats” of failure. Rather than self depreciating, learn from “what” went wrong.

There’s a gift in every NO! Once we see that failure is an essential step on the path to success, we have confidence to take bigger risks, and a world of possibilities unfold.

Reframe failure by seeing it as a pivot point, not a dead end. When a project at work tanked, I asked, ‘What’s the lesson here?’ and used those insights to improve. Think of failure as a strategic adjustment. It’s not about what went wrong, but how you can tweak and move forward, smarter and stronger.

Reframing failure means seeing and utilising setbacks as formative equipment to obtain the necessary mental and emotional muscle mass for what you are building towards. Be it going through the current struggles or utilising failure as a favour for your next assignment and, ultimately, your professional calling.

To stay resilient, set realistic goals. Break larger projects into smaller, achievable tasks. When launching a new product, focus on each development stage separately. Celebrate these small victories—they boost morale and keep momentum going. This approach ensures setbacks don’t derail you, keeping you positive and motivated.

I've found that setting realistic and attainable goals is essential for maintaining motivation and resilience. Break down your larger objectives into smaller, manageable tasks that provide a clear path forward. Celebrate the completion of these tasks as milestones, which can help keep your spirits high and provide a sense of progress, even when faced with setbacks. This strategy helps maintain a positive outlook by highlighting your achievements along the way. By focusing on these small victories, you build momentum and stay motivated, making it easier to overcome challenges and stay on track toward your larger goals.

When trying to achieve your realistic goal, make sure that in the meantime you do it in accordance with your values. Then, in case you fail, the journey itself will have been worthwhile to learn from and it will be much easier to rise from the setback.

Set realistic and achievable goals to maintain motivation and focus. Break down larger objectives into smaller, manageable tasks. Celebrate small wins along the way to boost your confidence and keep your momentum going. Realistic goal-setting helps you stay on track and reduces the likelihood of feeling overwhelmed by failure.

Efectivamente puedes querer comerte el Mundo. Estás en tu derecho. Pero acuérdate que lo normal en la mayoría de las ocasiones es que el Mundo se te coma a ti. Esto, por lo general, se aprende con la edad. Por tanto, ponte manos a la obra, fíjate metas y objetivos que te ilusionen, que te hagan progresar, que te incentiven, que despierten lo mejor de ti, alcanzables, realizables… a?ade todos los adjetivos que quieras. Pero recuerda que las metas, los objetivos debes ponderarlos y razonarlos dentro de tus características y del contexto en que te mueves. No quieras llegar más lejos de lo que toca, tal vez en movimiento en determinados momentos estés mejor que en una noria de velocidad sin rumbo ni misión.

Stay resilient by cultivating positivity. Lean on supportive friends and colleagues who believe in you. After a tough business pitch, I found solace and new ideas during my evening workout. Engage in activities that recharge you, like painting or gardening. Keeping a positive outlook helps you recover from setbacks with renewed energy and determination.

Cultivating a positive attitude is crucial when dealing with failure. Surround yourself with supportive people who encourage your efforts. Build good habits like quality sleep, healthy eating, regular exercise, and spending time with loved ones to boost resilience. Engaging in meditation and personal growth activities helps maintain positivity. In your career, foster camaraderie with colleagues by celebrating their successes, offering help, and forming friendships. Continuously upskill yourself, take action, and focus on constant improvement. This blend of personal well-being and professional collaboration will help you bounce back from setbacks with determination and a resilient mindset.

Dealing with failure will not easy for any of us. Maybe you can try S.N.A.C.K to get back to your green zone. Here is the what the SNACK consist of : S : STOP what ever you doing N : Notice what ever happening A : Accept what ever you struggling with C: Curious about your self (what am I feeling) K ; Respond with Kindness how to help things get back on track

I tell my team that we will celebrate our wins together and we rally to assist any part of our team that is dealing with a problem. As a leader, when something has gone wrong, I believe it is imperative for me to be a source of support, remain positive, and encouraging. I truly believe that if you have a positive culture, treat employees as professionals, and empower them to be successful, when something goes wrong, your team will work diligently to fix the problems. When the problems are fixed, you can discuss the process failures that allowed the problems to occur. I believe a leader must buffer the team from blame and frustration from outside sources. This can be draining, you will need something in your life to keep you balanced.

A lot of people surprise you when you fail at something. They show you who they really are. Recognizing who is in your court or not is important so you can choose to surround yourself with the people on your team. The ones who seem to celebrate your loss are not your friends. With failure comes poor health as we crash hard from the experience. I found ways to look after my health by taking up yoga and meditation and ensuring I got enough protein in my diet, avoiding mood swings from sugar crashes. I listened to accounts like Abraham Hicks to adjust my negative mindset because of adrenal fatigue. Rest also helps but make sure every day you get out and do something, not to distract yourself but rather to be in control of your state of mind.

Staying resilient means embracing continuous learning. After a project flopped, I took a course on project management to bridge my skills gap. View every failure as a lesson—read, attend workshops, seek mentor advice. Each stumble is a step towards getting better and refining your strategy for future success.

To stay resilient, adopt a mindset focused on continuous learning. When faced with setbacks, analyze the situation to identify knowledge or skill gaps. Use various resources such as audiobooks, books, online courses, videos, workshops, and mentorship to fill these gaps. Engaging with diverse content and speaking with experienced individuals can provide new perspectives and strategies. Treat every failure as a learning opportunity, continually improving and refining your approach for future success. This proactive attitude helps you adapt and grow stronger with each experience.

While structured learning and rapid experimentation are crucial, they can overlook deeper insights gained from thorough analysis. MVPs should be paired with strategic reflection to avoid superficial learning. Balance quick iterations with in-depth understanding. Foster psychological safety, encouraging open sharing of failures and insights. Utilize diverse learning methods like cross-functional projects. Leadership must model continuous learning and emotional intelligence, creating a supportive environment. This holistic approach ensures sustained innovation and resilience.

#ContinuousLearning #Resilience #Positivity **Learn & Grow: Resilience in the Face of Failure** Failure isn't a full stop; it's a comma in the story of growth. Embrace each setback as a lesson. Stay curious, ask questions, and seek knowledge. With every challenge, expand your understanding and skills. This continuous learning turns failures into stepping stones towards success. ?? Share how learning helped you bounce back. Join the conversation on resilience!

Tout est source d'apprentissage, et particulièrement un échec ou une catastrophe monumentale. C'est l'apprentissage en continu qui nous fait évoluer, nous perfectionner et nous améliorer. Soyez curieux mais ne vous forcez pas à apprendre ce qui ne vous intéresse pas, cela ne rentrera pas. Recherchez ce qui vous motive et renseignez vous là dessus par tous les moyens, votre évolution n'en sera que plus efficace.

It can be helpful to share your failure experience with others. Talking about it can help you move forward more quickly. You can also gather feedback from others on what they may have done differently and use this information to craft a new perspective. From these learnings, you will strengthen your growth mindset, which will in turn help you to stay resilient and remain positive.

It took me a while to regain confidence after my first failure which happened the same time as my second. Life was just on the wrong track for me and I had to cultivate more self-awareness to better understand why things played out the way they did. Sometimes you can have the right formula but the circumstances just aren't in your favor. I was ill-advised by people I trusted and that taught me that you cannot take people's word for things. The economic climate was not right either and I was too naive because I believed in my dream so much and had enough people to support my vision so what could go wrong? I did realise that at least I was brave enough to do something many were not. I don't regret a thing!

100% agree. Success has never been achieved without failure or mistakes along the way. A good way to do this is by adopting the " The Gibbs reflective model" on every key deliverable spanned across a 6 stage cycle that helps you analyze a situation, understand your emotions, and develop a plan for moving forward positively. The stages are: Description: What happened? Feelings: How did you feel about it? Evaluation: What went well, and what could have been better? Analysis: Why did things happen the way they did? Conclusion: What did you learn? Action Plan: How will you do things differently next time? Embracing this can help you to move forward and continue growing.

It is important to relativize transitory failure. What happened, happened; next, you need to intensely focus on winning the next one. Don't dwell on past mistakes or allow them to paralyze your progress. Instead, use the insights gained to adjust your strategy and take the next steps with confidence. By continually moving forward, you demonstrate resilience and a commitment to your goals, ensuring that each failure is just a temporary setback on the road to success. As Roger Federer, the top tennis player, recently said, "One point is just one point." A defeat is always hurtful but also transitory. What matters is to let transitory defeats not take your focus from the next win.

#MovingForward #Resilience #Positivity **Advance with Resilience: Overcoming Failure** Failure is a detour, not a dead-end. It's a chance to recalibrate and gain clarity. Embrace it as a catalyst for growth. Stay positive, harness your inner strength, and take the next step with confidence. Each failure is a lesson that propels you forward on the path to success. ?? Share your journey of moving past obstacles. Let's inspire and uplift each other!

Let’s start by acknowledging that everyone fails from time to time. Even the people you look up to. Learn to accept failure as part of the process. Acknowledge that it sucks. Don’t instantly feel the need to be positive again or reframe right away. You tried, you failed. It sucks. Reflect and look at what you can do better next time. Learn from others but don’t compare yourself to them. Stop caring about what others think! Look at children; they try and walk, fall and keep trying in different ways, with joy, till they get it right without any inhibitions or shame about their ‘failures’. Be like a child, have fun failing!

I tell my team that I realize they are all human and I do not expect perfection from them. I expect that we are working to do our absolute best for the business, but perfection as a goal can lead to a lot of disappointment. As a leader, I ask my team members to extend me this same courtesy. It is likely that I will make a mistake (or two) in my efforts to move our team forward. If I make a mistake, I will own it, learn from it, and adjust. That's what I would hope everyone on the team would be able, and willing, to do.

Most of you either hide your failures or do your best to fail in secret. Save yourself the shame, save your face as the expression goes. But consider this, in my current line of work, I'm on camera, live, people watch me all day and let me tell you this about failing in the public eye. Don't be afraid, don't be ashamed. In fact, I've surprisingly learned that many people can relate, empathise, and even come out of the woodwork to actually help you succeed the next time. The act of giving things a fair go as they say in Australia is powerful, inspiring and truly humbling.

This journey is of two steps, life is a small hill, why did you fall on the first step - song excerpts. I prefer to demonstrate failure as a key competitive variable to achieve success in life. It can't be a toddler's approach if you fall and rise again. Failures are not all stepping stones in life success should be. All book authors (academic and non-academic) and OTT storytellers keep you engaged with content nobody imagines. It's very nice to cultivate habits & learnings from others or otherwise a competence that embraces rather than surpasses failure. I started my career at age 20 & may not be able to evaluate "Kyun is nachiz ko yaad kiya or khud ko kar buland itna khuda bhi puche teri raza kya hai" - failures should be faced like that.

To be honest, staying positive after failure is more of a trait than a skill, and I am also no much difference than the majortity who is suffer a lot after I fail to do something. But there are a practice or maybe I would say an awakening moment I usually use is taking a deep breath after receiving the the result and try not to overeact. That only moment if you can pass it through, you would more likely to calm yourself . Then try to take a rest and after 4-8 hours, back to figure out the reasons and think of solutions.