Why We Fail Part - 1

Failure Precedes Success.

- Ashutosh Garg

This can be a controversial statement but if we look at successful people, each one of them has failed. Some of them were even considered huge failures and incapable of doing anything successfully. They transformed their failure into success. Success does not come to us the first time we try anything. Success is the result of our mental strength to keep going at what we desire till we get it right.

When we are confronted with failure, the first thing we see are all the negatives associated with the failure and the reaction “others” will have with our failure. We completely overlook the benefits. If we do not look at the positive aspects of failure and if we do not change the way we look at our learnings, then our failure has the ability to destroy us.

Let us examine some of the reasons why we fail and how we can develop coping strategies for these failures.

We fail because we are afraid to fail: No one likes to fail. Failure paralyses us. Very often we are so afraid of failing that we are not even willing to try.

As the old saying goes, “Trying and failing is better than not trying at all”. We should never be afraid to try. Failure is the result of trying. Imagine a world where no one tries anything because no one wants to fail! No one will succeed. Success will come, one step at a time. Failure is not designed to set us up or to punish us.

Progress can only be made when we try. The turtle can never make progress if he does not stick his neck out. There is always a reason that justifies inaction. We must not let our fear of failure, rejection or change confine us within the boundaries of our comfort zone.