Society, social media, schools, church and family all have a significant impact on how we cope with failure or disappointments, which is mostly anger, stress, over-thinking, negativity, absence of motivation and the urge to continue trying, cursing, getting physically aggressive, blaming others and feeling like a loser.
You are not always compelled or entitled to beat yourself up when facing failure or disappointment. You should firstly try to accept and embrace failure because its part of the growth phase in whatever journey you are taking, be it personal or work. Cry your heart out if you have to, engage more in positive activities to take your mind off the negatives, identify your negative thought patterns, address the cause of failure, alter your approach, meditate, evaluate how you have learned and gained wisdom from your failures and lastly find someone you trust to talk to or find external support
And hey? Don’t forget to pick yourself up and keep going! Remember “It’s not what happens to us that matters, but how we react towards it”
Questions
1. Tell me about a time when you failed at something at home, school or work. What happened?
2. Why did this happen and how did you handle it?
3. What have you learned from your failure and what would you do differently?
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