But as a society we’re on two ends of the extreme. On the
one end is school. If you make mistakes on tests, you’re immediately labeled as
a failure. Not only is this wrong, it also negatively influences the mindset of
students.
On the other end is the modern day wannabe philosopher. He
or she says that failure is very important and nothing to be worried about. The
problem with this school of thought is that people don’t try and fix their
mistakes. “Every one is perfect” is a statement that stunts personal growth in
people who misunderstand its meaning. The desire for self-improvement is
weakened and people start viewing mistakes as good. Therefor, they don’t set
precautions in place to avoid failure. Ideally, you should always have a back
up for whatever you’re doing.
Backing up the data on your computer, having some extra food
at home, having a back up cell phone etc. these are examples for simple
precautions that you can take in order to avoid mistakes.
While mistakes are crucial for learning and development,
they don’t have to be yours. As humans we poses the skill to learn from others.
Why make a certain mistake if you could just read a book and simulate the failure
so that you don’t have to live with the consequences in real life? That’s
partly why I launched my book club, so that my readers can learn from others
without having to go through the same hardship and struggle.
But as I mentioned earlier, failure is something we must all
go through. What separates the successful from the unsuccessful is not the rate
of failure; it’s the way in which they come back from it.
Successful people learn from their mistakes and adapt. Also,
they use it as an opportunity to harden their mental stability and outlook on
life. Unsuccessful people make the same mistakes over and over again and let
the failure shatter their self-confidence.
You must also be able to quit at the right time. In the
words of Tai Lopez, “A failure is an experiment done too long.” Know when the
life experiment you’ve been running isn’t working out for you. Have the courage
to quit wisely.
Failure is a double-edged sword. To make failure an asset,
you must learn from your mistakes as well as that of others. Know when to quit
and never make the same mistake again.
If you don’t do this, failure will turn into a ubiquitous theme
in your life and it will drag you down.
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