Consider how you treat yourself after you experience failure. Do you engage in self-criticism, shaming thoughts, or take inventory of your shortcomings or bad luck? Now ask yourself how you would treat a good friend who experienced a similar failure. I’ve noticed, we will say things to ourselves that we would never say to our worst enemy. The reason is most people are compassionate by nature. Most wouldn’t dream of intentionally hurting a fellow human being, yet they will do so to themselves.
Three Ways to Handle “Failure” in the New Year
For many of us, when we fall short of sticking to these resolutions it can feel like a deep personal failure.
Permission to be Human
It is so common to go through life, and suddenly reach a point where you may feel “stuck”. You may feel stuck because you are experiencing this thought process of “I am not doing enough”, “I am going to fail”, “I am going to disappoint”, “What is next for me?” … Read More
What if Luke Skywalker listened to his inner critic about risk and failure?
What could have happened if Luke Skywalker had listened to his inner critic about risk and failure and how can it apply to your life?
Failure and How to Recover
Consider how you treat yourself after you experience failure. Do you engage in self-criticism, shaming thoughts, or take inventory of your shortcomings or bad luck? Now ask yourself how you would treat a good friend who experienced a similar failure. I’ve noticed, we will say things to ourselves that we … Read More
Healthy Eaters = Diet Success
Why is it that diets fail? Often, it is our thoughts that sabotage us in succeeding with eating healthy. The thought that you can’t have the french fries, pizza, or ice cream you have enjoyed for years incites a sense of rebellion. For most of us, this causes us to … Read More
Redefining Failure: A Conversation with Sara Blakely
Is fail a four-letter word in your vocabulary? Do you define yourself by your failures? Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of Spanx, offers a redefinition of failure. She states, “Failure for me became not trying, versus the outcome.” Our perception of an event and what we think the event means … Read More
