Failure - What Is It?

Failure is a natural part of success. Without failure, we cannot know absolute success. To succeed you have to fail. Failure is a very good teacher. I like to think of failure as the difference between learning from your mistakes and having them turn into something better.


Learning from your mistakes is important. You can learn from them and put them to work in your life. But failure is a great teacher. It teaches you what you should do the next time around.

When I look back at my failures, I realize that I should have done it a different way. Maybe I should have asked for help. Or maybe I should have focused more on the end result rather than on the process. Regardless, I learned from my failures and I continue to learn from them.

No one plans to fail. Even the best professionals have failed. But by understanding the failure and the impact it has on your life you are more capable of handling and dealing with failure in your personal and professional life. Failure doesn't need to ruin your life.

Successful people view failure as a stepping stone to success. They take failure as a teaching tool. In fact, many successful people got to where they are today by stepping off the deep end a few times. They were not afraid to fail and they did not let failure to break them.

So do not be afraid of failure. Use failure as a launching pad to build yourself up and learn from your mistakes. Success does not have to be elusive. If you make it a big deal, you will never have enough of it in your life.

Do not be embarrassed of failure. Instead, see it as a way to grow. You might be the only person in your world to have ever had a failure. That is amazing, and you should celebrate your uniqueness. And if anyone else has had a failure, he or she can tell you how it made him or her stronger and give you advice on how to keep going.

Just don't beat yourself up about it. It's part of life. Even great athletes have failed. That's part of their preparation. They know it's part of what makes them who they are. And if you use that as motivation to continue doing what you are doing, you will succeed.

If you think about failure, it should be seen as just that. A part of your preparation. It is not the end of the world. Failure is a necessary part of growing up. Don't beat yourself up about it.

You know what the greatest lesson is? It's the one about not making fun of the messenger. If you want to accomplish something, treat failures as a chance to become a better person. Don't get frustrated with the way things turned out. In fact, look at it as an opportunity to learn and grow.

When you accept failure, you become humble. Failure is a part of life. The more we learn about it, the more we understand its definition. Failure is always a hurdle to overcome.

So stop looking down on those who have had failures. It's their own fault for making it happen. You didn't cause it to happen. And besides, what's the use in crying over spilled milk? It may make you feel better for a few hours but will eventually backfire and cause you more pain and frustration than you had to begin with.


Look at failure as just the natural result of taking chances. That which does not fail to rise to the top will eventually fail as well. Learn from failure and move on. Those who cannot move on are doomed to live a life of failure. Live life, love life and enjoy failure.