Often as is the situation as human beings we fail once or even a couple of times in the course of life towards our pursuit of our goals. This does not reflect weakness or being unlucky, but as is the case human beings are prone and bound to fail. How this comes about can be attributed to many factors some within the control of an individual and other totally outside the realm of control of that person.
As is the case with almost all setbacks they evoke a sense of doubt over a person's abilities. Ultimately how a person overcomes setbacks becomes the differentiating factor between those that fail miserably and those that recover from a faced setback, recovering with a new found impetus and forging forward with unrelenting conviction for future opportunities. This famous adage fits in here perfectly: " A problem only becomes a problem if you see it as one". Simple as this reads, it highlights one key aspect and that which is 'attitude'.The problem itself may not have aggravating repercussions or the setback my not be that bad but the attitude taken in looking at such a setback may ultimately dictate a wrong outlook such setback.
As you read this you may start to doubt your own strengths, you must be through the rhetoric's of how easy words seem to portray overcoming setbacks. Truth be told it's never easy and neither has ever been easy overcoming setbacks. Its hard to come to terms when you miserably fail to attain you desired goals or when the people you had entrusted them to have your back lamentably leave you to hang. it's heart breaking when you loose everything you had invested your sweat and tears at the blow of wind. But over all this the denial or reluctance to forge ahead becomes the ultimate loss. Wayne Gretzky once famously remarked, " you miss 100% of the shots that you don't take".
Below I give (4) points to embrace on your journey overcome setbacks which personally I have religious upheld:
I) Attitude- Your attitude towards setbacks has profound effect whether you become a failure or a resurgent warrior. A positive attitude goes a long way in the process of overcoming a setback. A matter of fact it's the first aspect one must address in the process of. Overcoming setbacks. It's only with attitude change that you can make a clearly conscious and the conviction that mediocrity isn't your portion. Failure becomes failure if you decide to see it as one. Always remember there is no such thing as 'failure' but only opportunities to learn. And always remember with life class is always in session, henceforth we are all learning.
Anthony Robbins said, " you see, in life, lots of people know what to do,but few people actually do what they know. knowing is not enough! You must take action. And the action phase begins attitude change towards how you look at setbacks.
II) Commitment- The change in attitude should be reflected in the commitment you attach to whatever you endeavor to achieve. This should be seen in the tenacity in approaching every challenged faced.
III) Self-belief- You can only posses unrelenting commitment if you believe in your strengths, skills and capabilities. They is a saying which goes like: "if you believe in yourself and in your talents other things will follow". self-belief is as pertinent as it's essential a recipe to overcoming setbacks.
IV) Take chances- Never be afraid to take chances. No matter how insurmountable some challenges may seem at face value, possess the self-belief and go for it, Mandela said it best, " it's always impossible until its done". Therefore never discount your abilities before you actually give it a try. You would rather try and fail in your quest to learn something new than not try at all because at the end of the day you will discover skills, strengths you thought you didn't possess.
Never cease to dream!!!!
To be continued....
II) Commitment- The change in attitude should be reflected in the commitment you attach to whatever you endeavor to achieve. This should be seen in the tenacity in approaching every challenged faced.
III) Self-belief- You can only posses unrelenting commitment if you believe in your strengths, skills and capabilities. They is a saying which goes like: "if you believe in yourself and in your talents other things will follow". self-belief is as pertinent as it's essential a recipe to overcoming setbacks.
IV) Take chances- Never be afraid to take chances. No matter how insurmountable some challenges may seem at face value, possess the self-belief and go for it, Mandela said it best, " it's always impossible until its done". Therefore never discount your abilities before you actually give it a try. You would rather try and fail in your quest to learn something new than not try at all because at the end of the day you will discover skills, strengths you thought you didn't possess.
Never cease to dream!!!!
To be continued....
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