026 Reducing the Impact of Failure

<p>We’ve all had a failure at work. It is inevitable, so the most productive thing you can do is to have a set of tools to draw from when you are faced with the fall-out, which we will outline here:</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Look at the failure as a learning opportunity</span></p> <p>Although it doesn’t take the failure away, if you can reframe it in your mind, you can more easily move past it.</p> <p>What did you learn from this failure that you can benefit from in the future?</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Look at what behaviors DID succeed</span></p> <p>Identifying what behaviors worked within the failure can help point you to areas of strength.</p> <p>Understanding the areas where you are strong will help reinforce those behaviors in the future.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Don’t feel like you have to be good at everything</span></p> <p>Failure may be an indication that you need to move on to something else. Is this area something you really need to succeed at?</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Put the failure into perspective</span></p> <p>Think about failures from the past. With hindsight, are they as bad as you thought they were at the time?</p> <p>Rank the failure from 0 to 100 where 100 is nuclear holocaust.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Remember that other people are caught up in their own lives</span></p> <p>Worrying about what others think about your failure is usually a waste of time because other people probably don’t even notice what you’ve done.</p> <p>Those that do are likely close to you. In that case, project the failure onto them. What you your reaction be if they had been the one who failed?</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #9070cf;">Take Action</span></p> <p>What can you do to create a positive outcome?</p>