Life After Failure

Source: ConvergenceCoaching, LLC Inspired Ideas

The following includes excerpts, reproduced with permission, from a blog entry by Tamera Loerzel.

You may be experiencing some form of failure – or setback – right now in your organization or your team, or you likely have or will experience failure at some point during the year. When you do, consider these ideas to help you move through setbacks and on to the next success:

Hold your mouth right – and your chin and your eyebrows up and your shoulders down. “Hold your mouth right” is a phrase my partner's mother uses and it means staying positive and keeping your game face on in the face of failure, uncertainty, and disappointment. This includes remaining positive in what you say about yourself, your team, or others.

Make a new goal – and then plan for it. Take some time to regroup and answer the question “Now what?” Find the answer by asking yourself what you're committed to. You might find it's what you've always been committed to, but the path to achieve it may now be different.

Get in action – sometimes when we fail, we find ourselves wallowing in it. While you're planning and making new goals, be sure to stay in action. Action builds confidence and allows you to overcome doubt, disappointment, or frustration.

Don't be a lone ranger – sometimes we forget that we don't have to lead alone. We can tap into our partners and team members, mentors, family, and faith to move forward and dialogue about specific fears and concerns, and generate and explore ideas and new solutions.

Persevere – it is the antidote for failure. Keep moving forward and doing what you know is right despite the setbacks. You will see new results and you should take the time to celebrate those successes.

For the complete blog entry, read “Failure is Not Fatal.”

From Convergence Coaching, LLC Inspired Ideas, November 28, 2012, http://blog.convergencecoaching.com.