How do you avoid failure?

sanjid112 · 11-03-2009, 04:18 AM

I must say it almost difficult to avoid failure. As human, we will always do some failure in our life. But, the most important is to learn from that failure so we won't do the same in the future.

Old proverb said,"Experience is the best teacher." But to minimize doing failure, try to make some plan about your work and learn from the experts. That's what I usually do, exactly. Read some good books, it really helps.

Ann Writes · 11-05-2009, 07:36 AM

I've enjoyed reading all the responses here even the ones I don't completely agree with.

I believe that what we call 'failure' is an abbreviation for a whole swag of experiences and events that can be summarized as 'things not going the way we want them to'.

Based on that and responding to your revised question about how to avoid failure, this is what I've done: Changed my attitude about 'failure', which I think is what many of the people here also advocate.

Personally, I don't tend to see things as having failed and I certainly don't think of myself as a failure under any circumstances although there was a time when I did allow myself such silliness :-).

I like the Buddhist perspective which is that all things are just events. If I don't like the way an event has turned out, then I focus on what I would prefer instead and allow myself to be carried along that trajectory.

DannyLucas · 11-05-2009, 07:49 AM

I've enjoyed reading the comments of everyone's replies to the initial post. I can echo many of these same sentiments. Its' easy to be positive when things are going good. It can be alot harder to stay focused on the positive when things aren't going your way including failures. That said - I always try and look at a situation and say - "what can I learn from this"? and more importantly - "that stove is hot - don't ever touch the burner on the stove again!".

eBizSuccessCoach · 11-05-2009, 08:29 AM

You can't avoid failure. Failure is a success tool. How can you ever know what success feels like if you've never experienced failure? If you are trying to avoid failure then failure will keep knocking at your door! You must welcome failure and embrace it and then learn from it. It's all perception! What's failure to you may not be failure to someone else.

11-03-2009, 04:18 AM	#51
sanjid112 Malik War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 222 Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Re: How do you avoid failure? I must say it almost difficult to avoid failure. As human, we will always do some failure in our life. But, the most important is to learn from that failure so we won't do the same in the future. Old proverb said,"Experience is the best teacher." But to minimize doing failure, try to make some plan about your work and learn from the experts. That's what I usually do, exactly. Read some good books, it really helps.

11-05-2009, 07:36 AM	#52
Ann Writes Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: How do you avoid failure? I've enjoyed reading all the responses here even the ones I don't completely agree with. I believe that what we call 'failure' is an abbreviation for a whole swag of experiences and events that can be summarized as 'things not going the way we want them to'. Based on that and responding to your revised question about how to avoid failure, this is what I've done: Changed my attitude about 'failure', which I think is what many of the people here also advocate. Personally, I don't tend to see things as having failed and I certainly don't think of myself as a failure under any circumstances although there was a time when I did allow myself such silliness :-). I like the Buddhist perspective which is that all things are just events. If I don't like the way an event has turned out, then I focus on what I would prefer instead and allow myself to be carried along that trajectory.

11-05-2009, 07:49 AM	#53
DannyLucas War Room Reader War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midwest America Posts: 40 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: How do you avoid failure? I've enjoyed reading the comments of everyone's replies to the initial post. I can echo many of these same sentiments. Its' easy to be positive when things are going good. It can be alot harder to stay focused on the positive when things aren't going your way including failures. That said - I always try and look at a situation and say - "what can I learn from this"? and more importantly - "that stove is hot - don't ever touch the burner on the stove again!".

11-05-2009, 08:29 AM	#54
eBizSuccessCoach Judah Swagerty Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: How do you avoid failure? You can't avoid failure. Failure is a success tool. How can you ever know what success feels like if you've never experienced failure? If you are trying to avoid failure then failure will keep knocking at your door! You must welcome failure and embrace it and then learn from it. It's all perception! What's failure to you may not be failure to someone else.
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