There are no failures – just experiences and your reactions to them - Tom Krause

1987 – I failed to qualify for the entrance examination to Post Graduate Course at the prestigious Delhi University.

Heavens fell.

The 30-minute journey home with a ‘failed’ result felt like a journey of a lifetime.

I just could not accept failure.?My eyes swelled up crying. I was inconsolable and I thought probably it is the end of everything.

Quite simply because we are all wired to see failures in the most negative ways.

A stigma of sorts. Socially unacceptable.

Little do we realize that the end result always depends on how we accept it and how we deal with it.

Tom Krause rightly quoted - there are no failures – just experiences and your reactions to them.

Here are a few things that worked for me in the last 3 decades of failing multiple times.

1. Change the way you look at failure :

One of the important lessons to learn is that "failure isn't bad at all".??It's ok if we don't succeed. Life doesn't end there, we can change the future by working on the present.

2. Handle your failure by the collar :

When you find that your plan has failed, don’t panic. Be mindful of your emotions and try not to let them get the best of you.

3. Don’t let it overwhelm you, just accept it and keep going :

The first mistake we make when we fail is to fear the outcome and let it affect us in the most negative ways. But if we acknowledge our mistakes and take the responsibility to correct them – things tend to shift into our control.

4. Embrace failure :??

Like they say you never fail – you either succeed or you learn. Look failure into the eye. Collect yourself. Rise…..and take corrective action.

The presence of a Clarity Coach will help you get clarity, enhance your ability to deal with failure, and also prepare you to handle future failures.

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