{"id":1527,"date":"2016-07-29T14:17:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T21:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2018-07-28T02:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T09:32:55","slug":"5-keys-ways-to-live-beyond-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youwealthrevolution.com\/blog\/5-keys-ways-to-live-beyond-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Key Ways To Live Beyond Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly Sampson of My Empowered World writes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Failure<\/strong>!\u00a0 What a heavy word! It sounds so final.\u00a0 I\u2019m a failure, I\u2019ll fail, I knew I\u2019d fail.\u00a0\u00a0 It takes me straight back to those school days when I dropped the ball in PE class or when I made a mess of that speech in front of my classmates and all the laughter and embarrassment that followed.<\/p>\n

Failure<\/em><\/strong>, it\u2019s a harsh word that cuts deep.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yet we use it with ourselves all the time (often it\u2019s that pesky unhelpful internal dialogue).\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll fail, why bother\u201d,\u00a0\u201cDamn, I failed big time\u201d, \u201cThey didn\u2019t like that, I knew I\u2019d fail\u201d.<\/p>\n

But if we step back and take a reality check, is what we label as failure really failure?\u00a0 On a scale of 1 \u2013 10 (10 being catastrophic), it\u2019s probably a 2 or maybe a 3.\u00a0 What we label as failure is really a bump in the road of your life.<\/p>\n

5 Keys Ways to Live beyond Failure:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning to live beyond failure involves accepting that life doesn\u2019t always work out how the way we want it to and that\u2019s OK.\u00a0 These 5 key lessons helped me to learn the tricky art of living beyond failure.<\/p>\n

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  1. Look at the bigger picture.<\/strong>\u00a0Just because you \u2018failed\u2019 at a task does not mean you are a \u2018failure<\/strong>\u2019.\u00a0 Putting it into perspective, it is only one task\/event out of all the other successful things you\u2019ve done in your life so far and are yet to do.\u00a0 So this time it didn\u2019t work out\u2026 that just means it is a small bump on the road of your life\u2019s journey.\u00a0 A bump that next week no one will think about and in a year\u2019s time you won\u2019t even remember.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Appreciate your courage to act.\u00a0<\/strong>To step up, to venture out of your comfort zone and to move from thinking to actually doing takes courage.\u00a0 The easy option is to sit on your hands and to watch others take risks trying something new.\u00a0 It takes courage to test your limits, to push your boundaries and to explore further.\u00a0 Not everyone has the courage to act so give yourself a moment of appreciation and recognition foryour<\/em>\u00a0courage and action<\/em>.\u00a0 The real\u00a0failure<\/strong>\u00a0is not having the courage to act.\u00a0\u00a0See what true courage and inspiration looks like here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      1. Realize that failure is not fatal.<\/strong>\u00a0Mistakes are part of life.\u00a0 We all stumble and fall at times.\u00a0 We all make mistakes, some small, some bigger.\u00a0 For most of us messing up is not fatal, we will wake up tomorrow and the sun will rise.\u00a0 The world will still be turning and what we call failure will only be a temporary side step in your path forward.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Owning your vulnerability<\/a>\u00a0is a powerful act of leadership.<\/p>\n

      2. Learn to appreciate the lessons.<\/strong>\u00a0Sure it didn\u2019t work out and you might \u2018fail\u2019 again. Heck I\u2019ll go out on a limb and say I\u2019m positive you will \u2018drop the ball\u2019 at something in the future (I know I will).\u00a0\u00a0What\u00a0really\u00a0counts is taking the lessons from the experience to become wiser for it.<\/em>\u00a0 There are always valuable lessons in the experience, they may be hard to see and appreciate at the time, but they will be there.\u00a0 By learning to appreciate the lesson, you have moved forward and are better equipped for your next challenge.\u00a0 By appreciating the lessons \u2018failure\u2019 is never failure, merely a small hiccup on your path of progress.<\/p>\n

      3. Build Resiliency.\u00a0<\/strong>If you go through life succeeding in everything you do, that\u2019s great, you\u2019re a star.\u00a0 But what happens when you don\u2019t succeed?\u00a0 You tend to fall further.\u00a0 When things don\u2019t go as you\u2019d planned, you have the opportunity to tap into other resources, to adapt, to be creative, to reach out \u2013 all essential skills in your future successes.\u00a0 When you \u2018fail\u2019 you tap into your reserves of strength and you learn to get up again.\u00a0 This is where the extra 10% that separates you from the pack comes from.<\/p>\n

      By changing how you think about\u00a0failure<\/strong>, from it being a catastrophe to a learning gift on your path to success, you will not only enjoy your progress more but you will also transform yourself into a person who moves ahead in leaps and bounds.<\/p>\n

      Read more HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

      About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Kelly is a Results Coach who\u2019s diverse and adventurous army, travel, academic and professional background provides a unique foundation in his passion of helping others to reach their own pure potential. He left home at 16 thinking he knew it all to join the Army and quickly discovered that what he thought he did know was merely a drop in the ocean. This sparked a quest for learning that has taken him around the world. Kelly is certified Advanced Coach and NLP Trainer. He is passionate about empowering people to ignite their self-belief to achieve more than they thought possible. He challenges and supports people to create confidence, excitement, harness their motivation in all areas of life. Kelly lives by his values of authenticity, integrity and contribution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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