Failure Recovery Flashcards
Basic Law of Failure
Failure is an Inevitability. You have to go through it to be successful
Perfect Metaphor for Failure
The seeds in the watermelon
1) You will encounter them as you eat your way through it
2) They’re crunchy, it sucks to have to spit them out
3) But it’s not a reason to just not eat watermelon
Three Causes of Failure
1) Failure to Anticipate future events
2) Incorrect Perception of the situation
3) Lack of Follow Through
3 Steps in Managing Failure
Focus on:
1) Good Health
2) Social Interaction
3) Unrelated Goals
Why failure is the worst excuse to give up
You will encounter failure in everything you do…
You can’t STOP doing one thing becuase you failed… You’ll start something else and encounter failure allong the way there too: failures in love, failures in career, failures in athletics… You will never be failure free, so do what you love anyway
Law of averages on Failure
Because at least SOME of your attempts will be successful, every single failed attempt is one attempt closer to a success
Purpose of Failure
Failure is meant to be enjoyed
1) It changes perspective
2) Gives you time off
Failure as an Opportunity
Coming back from a failure is ALWAYS impressive…
It means that one day there will be a meme about you
Preparing for failure
1) Have a good attitude about it
2) Have insurance (in some relevent form)
3) Make plans to keep you busy post-failure
4) Have people that you can talk to just in case
Failure Improves confidence
With each new failure, you gain a little more experience… you know the mistakes not to make
“Equilibrium” of failure
After a certain number of failures, you have a greater chance of success than you do of success
-Wont happen without a certain number of failures
Improving chances of Success per Failure
1) Take notes
2) Talk with other “failures”
Decreasing the Likelihood of Failure
1) Check your habits against common causes of failure for that goal
2) Focus on creating advantages
3) Look at what the successful people are doing
4) Be Prepared to Adapt
Minimizing the Number of Failures you Need Before you can be successful
1) Be Passionate
2) Be Cautious
3) Be willing to change
4) Observe
5) Seek Help
