How To Recover
From FailureBy Adam Kidan
Wallow• Allow yourself to feel
everything you need to feel to help ease the suffering!
• But don’t get stuck wallowing for too long…
Be !honest
• With clear eyes, map out what went wrong and why!
• You can call on somebody you trust to offer an outside perspective!
• Acknowledging any mistakes is essential to ensuring that they don’t happen again!
• Don’t forget to forgive yourself if you do make mistakes
Find what makes you happy• Positive thoughts can
ward off depressive tailspins during hard times!
• Negative emotions can hinder the process of recovery and make it hard to find broad solutions
Count your blessings
• Every day, write down what you’re grateful for!• If you face a setback, you have access to a stack of
lists that prove how much is going right in your life!• If you get consumed by your setbacks, recall the
successes that you have achieved
Help somebody• In the wake of
failure, look for ways to be helpful !
• Thinking about helping others reframes your thought process!
• Being focused more on helping than winning will help you learn more
Look for the opportunity
• Setbacks are stressful, but there are ways to cope!• To manage your stress, think about what
opportunities are being created!• Finding that opportunity will help you move
forward faster
Think big• Visualizing
success allows you to “trick” your brain into helping you make something possible!
• Visualize the process towards success
Think small • Don’t lose sight of other opportunities on the way!
• Take small steps to help you test and plan your way back to success
Don’t get hung up on it
• Setbacks can feel personal, yet don’t personalize your loss and remind yourself that things will change!
• You’ll be more resilient if you know you can change your lot
Be consistent
• When you’re ready to get back into the swing of things, come up with a consistent, realistic game plan for networking!
• Daily work toward your goal is key to building momentum, and making working toward your goal a habit will lessen the impact of individual setbacks
Don’t isolate yourself
• Being alone with your thoughts won’t help you get past anything!
• Start small, spending time with your friends and family, then go to networking events to connect with new people.
Try !again
• Just because you fail doesn’t mean you can’t try anything again !
• When you do get a great idea you want to put aloft again, be prepared to explain how and why your new venture will be different
