If you set a goal and don't reach it, did you fail?

Hi Scott,

all new here, But your post struck a chord with me.

If you see missing your goal as "failure" at this point, this is what will happen:

From the words of James T Mangan:

"The conscious part of you speaks out loud, for the whole of the personality, because the subconscious mind has no speaking power of its own.

And whatever thoughts, beliefs, opinions, theories or dogmas YOU write, engrave, or impress on your subconscious mind, you shall experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances, conditions and events.

What you write on the inside, you will experience on the outside. Your thought is received by your brain, which is the organ of your conscious reasoning mind. When your conscious or objective mind accepts the thought completely, it is sent to the solar plexus, called the brain of your mind, where it becomes flesh and is made manifest in your experience.

As said before, your subconscious cannot argue. It acts only from what you write on it. It accepts your verdict or the conclusions of your conscious mind as final. You are writing your own book of life. And you can change it simply by rewriting it"

A learning opportunity, as said before, is the successful way to go!

Oregane

Absolutely. You should then go buy an old pickup truck, an extension ladder, and a roofing hammer and go shingle roofs for the rest of your life.

Or

Call it a learning phase and readjust your goals using what you have just learned.

I do think you failed Some goals are just unattainable! Sometimes they are not what you thought they would be, and its better to just not persue them. I dont think you failed if you dont reach a goal... I really dont like anyone thinking of themselves as a failure

My first 2 weeks into IM, I thought I failed, but I realized I need to keep going.

You only fail when you stop. Success is not a one-way street. Oftentimes we make a lot of detours. But as long as you keep on pushing on, you will ultimately reach your goal.

You never fail.All these kind of failures are just temporary defeats.Now the real difference between actual and temporary defeat.and remember NEVER GIVE UP.

Not a failure..
Just missed the target..

Simply re-aim...and shoot again...

No, you didn't, your input needs a review, and the goal should be broken down into several mini goals to the final goal

Depends how you look at it.

For instance, let's suppose you decide to invent the light bulb. And, on your 50th attempt, you "fail."

However, because of this "failure" (and all that came before it) you understand the missing ingredient that makes the whole thing work.

Now, would you say that your 50th (and 1st and 30th) attempt were all "failures?" Or were they learning experiences and opportunities to understand more, including how to "succeed?"

I suppose it all comes down to being a glass half empty or half full kind of person.

You may have failed at achieving that specific goal but I don't think you're a failure if you learn from it and keep going. You only fail when you quit.

We must swallow this bitter truth that life does not give us all things we hope for.

Not reaching your goal isn't failing, not learning from your mistakes that's failing. Quitting when you don't reach your goal, that's failing. Not reaching your goal, is learning.

Leslie

No Scott.

You received an opportunity to learn from. You will get there, and will take any number of steps. Some call these steps failure, others opportunities.

Nothing is a failure if you can learn something from it. It can only be a success.

Ryan Biddulph

Not at all ... "failure" is just another opportunity for success.

Yes you did fail to reach your goal. If the military fail to conquer the beach and that their goal did they fail? Yes they did. However, they lost the battle not the war. So keep chugging along

Now, its funny people say they haven't fail etc...that failure is valuable. If you've read the statistics...failed biz owner have the same failure rate when they start a 2nd business. Failure does nothing for you.

In contrast, the successful biz owner who starts a 2nd biz has like 30% more chances of success (don't quote me, forgot the actual stats)

Now what does this means? Focus on success, learn from your success and keep on expanding on success. Ignore the failures. (you can only do that by admitting that this is indeed failure)

There is no such thing as failure. There are only results. - Tony Robbins

I have learned from Brian Tracy that there are no unrealistic goals, only unrealistic deadlines. With that in mind, push your goal completion date out a month. Use that extra time to achieve your goal. And if you don't hit the goal then, extend it another 30 days.

Many people give up and quit when they really do have great momentum working on their behalf. If they were to just keep on keeping on, they would meet with the success they seek sooner or later.

No, of course. It may be sounds so self-enthusiastic but I assure you, whenever I consider failure as step stones to reach my goal, I will feel be motivated all the time.

Failure is our best mentor. It patiently teach us the meaning of success. So, just enjoy the lesson c:

Failure is just feedback.

The blueprint for failing includes not making a goal

Failure is not an option. We don’t chose to fail neither we opted to become a loser. It is an honor to fail. Failure is the baptism of fire. Failure is a wake up call. From failing, we evaluate our strengths and weaknesses. We scout for opportunities and prepare for threats.

I think first of all one should set a realistic goal and should always see it at least once in a day before starting to work.