Can failure drive your potential?
Everybody fails. And failure can increase the value of your life experiences, so turn these moments into hidden opportunities by reframing mistakes as chances to grow, as fertile ground for improvement.SCIENCE SAYS:
Ruminating over failures with a negative lens is bad for brain health. What a failure means to your brain is all about your perspective. Identifying ways to learn and move forward in a positive direction, from wherever you are, ignites higher-level thinking and innovation.WAYS TO BEGIN:
- Reflect on where you could have made better choices – an objective review of mistakes and missed opportunities helps prepare you for the future.
- Be mindful of how this experience connects to your goals – anticipating when this lesson will matter helps you be ready to apply this knowledge.
- Master your stress response by staying in the moment – practice breathing exercises, get outdoors and rejoin the moment when you feel anxious.
- Find the humor, or quiet beauty, in imperfect moments – life is full of surprises and less-than-perfect situations, so seek out the silver linings.
