Don’t frame your failure; reframe it. Failure is an inevitable part of life, and at times, we tend to encapsulate these failures in our minds, revisiting them frequently. This habit drains our courage and instills fear. It’s crucial to recognize that fear often stands for ‘false evidence appearing real.’ Reframe failure as ‘there is no failure, only learning experiences”, or adopt the mindset of “growing through failure rather than just going through it.” By reframing our perception of failure, we empower ourselves to glean insights, develop resilience, and transform setbacks into stepping stones for personal and professional growth.”
Failure possesses a unique power that, when harnessed effectively, propels us toward success; otherwise, it can hinder our progress. We need to decide how to use this power. In the words of Thomas Edison, ‘I have not failed; I have found 100,000 ways that won’t work.’ This is the mindset required for navigating life because failure is not something we can escape. Massively imperfect action always beats perfect inaction. The key is to persist, keep moving forward, and continually learn from failures to enhance your endeavours. Be happy when you fail, as you are one step closer to success as long as you keep moving.
Failure is just part of the practice we have to go through to get good at something. If we don’t practice, our skill level will not improve. Just like a new recipe, when we try it for the first time, it may not be very good. But if we continue trying, while tweaking what we did the first time and learning from previous experience, in the end, we do come up with the recipe that is what we are looking for. That is the concept of failing forward. Learn from your failure and move forward.
In the words of Mike Tyson ‘There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure”. It’s worth noting that this recipe for success includes the element of failure. Rather than dwelling on failures, we should embrace them as feedback on our preparation and hard work. Utilize this feedback as a catalyst for progress and continue moving forward, undeterred by setbacks.
If there is no failure, there is no growth and no success. Either we win or learn. We really fail only when we refuse to learn. When we learn from failure, we don’t fail; we get stronger. Befriend failure and use failure purposefully to find success.
