"Success is
walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm" - Winston
Churchill
How do we define
success?
Predominantly,
success is defined as always being the topmost. It is said that you are
successful only if you defeat your competitors.
We are taught that
failure is weak and success is the one that makes you strong. But, really what
is success without failure? Every successful person who has worked hard
genuinely has failed at least once.
Failure propels you
to take action. Every action taker will not get depressed over a failure. Only
the people who are procrastinators will always feel that failure has defeated
them, so now they have nothing to do other than getting depressed over the failure.
Whereas, an action
taker is someone who uses the failure to fuel the fire inside them and move
forward. And who do you think will win? An action taker or a procrastinator?
I'm pretty sure that you have the answer inside your mind. Yes, the action
taker.
Make mistakes
I always talk about
how developing a growth mindset will help you yield success. The main motto
behind a growth mindset is "there is no failure only feedback". And
how do you think that you will get feedback? Obviously, by making mistakes.
Make mistakes to
learn better. Imagine that you are on your way to meet your old mother who is
staying miles away from you. You keep on traveling on a smooth road with breeze
and sun. Now, suddenly you face a hilly road with a lot of roadblocks. You will
need to cross this road to meet your mother. You somehow tried and took
different paths to cross the hilly road. It was pretty hard and you made a
mistake by choosing a different path. This path had more roadblocks and big
stones that would puncture your tire than any other path. Still, you continued
on the path rather than retreating and finding a new path. All of a sudden, you
hear a "poofff" sound. Your tire has worn out because of a huge stone
that pricked it. Now you will have to change the tires and do some work on it.
It is clear that now you made a mistake by choosing the wrong path.
Here, what will you do once you start your
journey again? You will probably be more careful about the path you are choosing
and you will also have a sense of identifying the danger.
What helped you
develop this capability? Mistakes, right!
Therefore, mistakes
are much-needed for success. Remember, that no one can be perfect. Not a single
human being. So always accept that you can be imperfect at times and find a
solution to the problem you are facing.
There are only
feedbacks to every mistake you do. It does not mean that you are a failure if
you do a mistake.
Failures help with
conquering fear
Most of us are
scared of failing because we are scared of the consequences of failure.
"What will
people say if I fail?", "What will be my future if I fail?",
" What will I do if I am labeled as
a failure?", "What if I cannot succeed in anything?".
These are all fears speaking to you. When you accept failure and take it in
the right way to challenge yourself and do better then your fears will develop
wings and fly away from you.
Failures help you in
eradicating fears. Do not be afraid of accepting a mistake or do not feel
shameful of saying that you failed. Failure is a part of everyone's life. It
makes no sense in hiding it or being ashamed of it. Failure is needed for your
improvement. It makes you stronger and more efficient in whatever you do!
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