A failure is only a failure if you don't learn from it! School was never easy and tuition never cheap. After Thomas Edison had failed more than 5,000 times at making the incandescent light bulb some questioned his failures. He responded by telling them that he had not failed 5,000 times, but had discovered 5,000 ways that the light bulb would not work. Do not waste a failure! It's a great opprtunity to better your skills, and advance your performance.
Here are some steps to take when you experience a failure.
- Analyze the failure. Do not miss this opportunity. This setback has already cost you time, and possibly money and other resources. You should spend adequate time asking yourself all the necessary questions that will lead you to step 2. Take as much time as is needed.
- Identify the fault(s). You HAVE to know what went wrong. You can't fix something if you don't know what's broken. Be sure you clearly see your nemesis.
- Mend the ego. Don't let this get you down. It's not over until you quit! Realize that this is just what you needed to straighten your course.
- Plan for success. Now determine what you must do to have the success that you deserve. Write down your plan, and chart your course.
- Determine to persist. Decide now that you won't quit. You will stay the course, and cross the finish line. You are not discouraged, but you are encouraged by the fact that you are one step closer to you achievement!
