by Samuel Gitukui
What separates successful entrepreneurs from the rest is their ability to bounce back from failure. Have no doubt about it! Everybody fails at something every once in a while. When it comes to business this can be a major setback or a chance to bounce back even stronger than before.
Let’s consider a few tips to handle failure and how to step back in the game without losing your motivation.
1. Mourn
This might seem like the last thing a strong-willed entrepreneur needs to do but those feelings of disappointment are every real. You want to take the time to embrace this period. Like everything else, it will pass and only then will you move on.
However, as much as you need to mourn, you also have to make sure that it doesn’t continue for too long. Otherwise you will be spending too much of your energy wallowing on things past.
Give yourself a recovery period. Whether its 48 hours or one week, once this time lapses, get back in the game, find out where you went wrong and get better ways of doing things differently.
2. Replay the Scenario
Once you are ready to bounce back, it’s time to analyze what happened. A point to note is that you need to avoid being biased and be willing to acknowledge that you indeed made mistakes. This can be daunting. However, it is the first step towards making the right changes.
Having someone else look at the situation will give you another unbiased opinion. Once you find out that you actually did things wrong and there was a better way to handle the situation, you can make the necessary adjustments for your next move.
3. Take Responsibility and Forgive Yourself
For some people, getting over a hard situation takes longer than it actually has to because they still haven’t forgiven themselves for the blunder. Instead, they blame themselves which puts them further into mourning.
Once you have forgiven yourself, you can find the courage to try again.
4. Do What Makes You Happy
The feelings that follow failure and disappointment are negative and will do little to help you recover. In order to ward off these negative feelings you have to replace them with positivity.
The best way to do this is to engage in an activity that you like. Gradually as you begin to feel joy, you will find that things take a positive turn.
Failure is a part of life. When it occurs too frequently however, it may bring down your motivation and drive to an all-time low. If you want to achieve success, the possibility that things may not go as expected is a reality you will have to face and confront.
Knowing how to handle failure and stress means that you have a solution in case things go awry. You will be able to get back up on your feet and try again. In this way, you will see your business thrive.
What separates successful entrepreneurs from the rest is their ability to bounce back from failure. Have no doubt about it! Everybody fails at something every once in a while. When it comes to business this can be a major setback or a chance to bounce back even stronger than before.
Let’s consider a few tips to handle failure and how to step back in the game without losing your motivation.
1. Mourn
This might seem like the last thing a strong-willed entrepreneur needs to do but those feelings of disappointment are every real. You want to take the time to embrace this period. Like everything else, it will pass and only then will you move on.
However, as much as you need to mourn, you also have to make sure that it doesn’t continue for too long. Otherwise you will be spending too much of your energy wallowing on things past.
Give yourself a recovery period. Whether its 48 hours or one week, once this time lapses, get back in the game, find out where you went wrong and get better ways of doing things differently.
2. Replay the Scenario
Once you are ready to bounce back, it’s time to analyze what happened. A point to note is that you need to avoid being biased and be willing to acknowledge that you indeed made mistakes. This can be daunting. However, it is the first step towards making the right changes.
Having someone else look at the situation will give you another unbiased opinion. Once you find out that you actually did things wrong and there was a better way to handle the situation, you can make the necessary adjustments for your next move.
3. Take Responsibility and Forgive Yourself
For some people, getting over a hard situation takes longer than it actually has to because they still haven’t forgiven themselves for the blunder. Instead, they blame themselves which puts them further into mourning.
Once you have forgiven yourself, you can find the courage to try again.
4. Do What Makes You Happy
The feelings that follow failure and disappointment are negative and will do little to help you recover. In order to ward off these negative feelings you have to replace them with positivity.
The best way to do this is to engage in an activity that you like. Gradually as you begin to feel joy, you will find that things take a positive turn.
Failure is a part of life. When it occurs too frequently however, it may bring down your motivation and drive to an all-time low. If you want to achieve success, the possibility that things may not go as expected is a reality you will have to face and confront.
Knowing how to handle failure and stress means that you have a solution in case things go awry. You will be able to get back up on your feet and try again. In this way, you will see your business thrive.
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