Four Easy Tips For Dealing With Failure (Without Losing Yourself In The Process)
Have you had a recent failure? Well, here are some powerful tips for dealing with failure — and guess what? You’re not alone. We all have those moments. That’s life. It’s a series of ups and downs.
And here’s what I can tell you: the most meaningful wins often come out of exceptional failures. Nothing is more rewarding than succeeding after you’ve fallen flat on your face. Easy wins don’t carry the same grit or grind and don’t offer the same sense of fulfillment.
So if you’re down in the dumps because of a recent setback, here are four simple, real-life tips to help you bounce back, rebuild your confidence, and move forward.
1. Mourn It
Yes, you heard that right. Mourn your failure.
Do whatever you need to do to feel bad, disappointed, embarrassed — all of it. Let yourself feel sorry for yourself. Let yourself crash for a moment. Spend the weekend overeating, drinking wine, binge-watching your favorite Netflix series, whatever it takes.
This is part of emotionally processing failure. You can’t skip it. You’re human.
2. Get Up
Okay, now the mourning is over.
Time to pick up the candy wrappers, brush off the dust, toss the dirty tissues, and get back on your feet.
Know your resilience. Know that the desire to achieve is still in you — even if it feels faint. Get right back at it.
Quitters don’t win.
There’s zero opportunity to succeed if you give up, so your only choice is to keep on keeping on.
This is what bouncing back from setbacks actually looks like.
3. Learn the Lesson
Now that you’ve felt your feelings and accepted you’re not giving up, take a moment to reflect.
What could you have done differently?
What part of this failure is trying to teach you something?
Come up with a better game plan. Adjust. Tweak. Shift.
This is how you turn failure into fuel.
4. Don’t Give Up
Now you’re stronger, wiser, and more grounded.
You’re more determined than ever. You understand what you did wrong, you’ve sat with the disappointment, and you’ve acknowledged you’re not going to sit around and mope for another week.
So here we go — stronger and bolder than before.
Victory is yours.
And the reward will be even sweeter. This I promise you.
