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- 2. What is Failure? •State of not meeting a desirable or intended objective or expectation • Setting a goal but not achieving it. • Can be embarrassing and painful to experience • Fear of damaging reputation/ relationships etc. • Challenges our self worth , self esteem and self acceptance
- 3. What is Failure? •Natural tendency to avoid challenges that could lead to failure. • Subjectivity in assessing failures/reading too much into failure. • Criteria of failure depends on: Context Observer Belief system
- 4. Causes of failures •Lack of desire/ambitions • Poor planning/scheduling • Lack of passion/ concentration/hard work • Indecision /Procrastination • Unrealistic expectations • Lack of persistence
- 5. Causes of failures •Lack of self discipline • Poor self esteem • Fatalistic attitude/luck • Over caution/No risk taking • Dismissal of past mistakes • Rationalization/excuses
- 6. Causes of failures •Hereditary backgrounds • Unfavourable environment influences • Insufficient resources. • Negative attitudes and personality • Fear /Lack of confidence • Ego and Vanity.
- 7. EVERY SUCCESS STORYIS A STORY OF GREAT FAILURES • There was a man -- who failed in business at the age of 21 -- who was defeated in legislative race at 22 --who lost his love at 26 -- had a nervous breakdown at 27 -- lost a congressional race at 34 -- lost another congressional race at 45 --failed to become Vice President at 47
- 9. Redefining the wordFailure • “ Failure is a project that has not succeeded yet, an initiative that teaches us something at the same time” • “ Failures that don't kill us make us bolder to try harder since we have more experiences to fall back on”
- 10. LEARNING THROUGH FAILURES •Value and appreciate failure as unavoidable/be prepared for failures/ expect mistakes • Realise failure is not objective, single event, stigma, enemy or final. • Examine whether all information was available • Assess decisions taken . • Judge the systemic errors committed in underestimating or overestimating difficulties and resources
- 11. LEARNING THROUGH FAILURES •Investigate what successes are contained in your failure • Plan to obtain more information for future decisions. • Use the experience to build and work from strengths. • Evaluations based on ‘why’ and ‘how’ rather then ‘what’
- 12. COPING WITH FAILURES •Honest communications • Critical reflection/ understand processes not just outcomes • Facts and figures provide hope. • Stories motivate. • Social Learning / models
- 13. COPING WITH FAILURES •Remind yourself you are good enough/count your blessings • Remain calm /channel your emotions • Clear your head of all negative thoughts • Laugh /celebrate your way through your failure • Forget about how others perceive you
- 14. COPING WITH FAILURES •Do not internalize the hurt • Do not rationalise the failure • Do not displace the anger and frustration/ ego defense mechanisms • Have a catharsis/ ventilation session/ communicate • Confidence building measures/ avoid the consistent ‘fear of failure’(Atychiphobia)
- 15. To future celebrationsof our failures
- 16. Transferring failure intosuccess
- 17. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTO SUCCESS Movingon from ones mistakes: Accepting and learning from mistakes
- 18. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Take a break and some time to introspect
- 19. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Investigate what went wrong
- 20. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Evaluate what worked and what did not.
- 21. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Review what your failure has taught you
- 22. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Making improvements: Envision a new beginning / an exciting opportunity.
- 23. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Seek guidance from those you trust
- 24. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Seek feedbacks
- 25. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Look for alternative solutions.
- 26. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Try new ideas/ creative perspectives
- 27. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Reframing your failure: Viewing failure as a part of success
- 28. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTO SUCCESS Stopperceiving failure as a measure of your self worth
- 29. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Define failure as only temporary
- 30. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Recognise that you are not a failure
- 31. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Perceive yourself as a risk taker
- 32. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Celebrate your failures
- 33. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Failure as an inspiration
- 34. TRANSFERRING FAILURES INTOSUCCESS Focus on future rather then the past
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