Power of Failure

MINDSET: The Power of Failure


To Learn, Problem Solve and Achieve Excellence


All too often in our schools the fear of failure paralyses
performance. Worse than that, far too many students see “failure”
in a result as a reflection of themselves.


It usually sounds like this, “I’m not smart enough”.


When you believe you’re a failure from of a result or feedback
you received or from a setback, you seek to avoid that experience
again.


As a result the opportunity to learn and grow from your
experience becomes limited. Rather than internalising “failure”
use it to grow and learn.


How to use “Failure” to grow and learn:


1. Redefine Failure – Change
the meaning you give to a setback or
“failure”. Is it really a failure or learning experience? If you
learn and grow from the experience it’s not a failure but more a
learning experience.


2. Embrace mistakes and
imperfections – Rather than avoid mistakes and
imperfections – embrace them because you grow and become better.


3. Learn from mistakes – If you
receive feedback around your writing (to add depth and
sophistication) as an example, be sure to learn and practice what
that involves. Making the same mistake is not learning from it!


4. Apply your new learning for greater accomplishments, to solve
problems and break through with new thinking and innovation.


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