{"id":357,"date":"2020-04-10T16:51:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/?p=357"},"modified":"2020-08-19T22:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:12:04","slug":"dealing-with-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/loop\/2020\/04\/10\/dealing-with-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you think of the word failure, a majority of individuals associate it with negativity.  Failure can bring forth disappointment, hopelessness, and even lower our self-esteem.  Along with those emotions, we humans may experience thoughts that try to convince us to give up or that we aren&#8217;t built for what we tried to achieve.  It takes an active effort to change those automatic thinking patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2020\/04\/aim.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"364\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/?attachment_id=364\" class=\"wp-image-364\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2020\/04\/Disappointment.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"365\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/?attachment_id=365\" class=\"wp-image-365\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2020\/04\/losing_ted-1024x640.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"366\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/?attachment_id=366\" class=\"wp-image-366\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All About Perspective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All it takes is a conscious effort to change our perspective of personal failure to a motivator for continual success.  One way to kick off this change is to combat self-deprecating thoughts with uplifting phrases.  For example, which of these sounds better? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-style-large\"><p>&#8220;My embarassing failure is proof that I&#8217;m terrible at this.  I should give it up.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>&#8220;My failure gave me the opportunity to identify where I have room to improve. I should take this and work on becoming better. &#8221;  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;     How about this one?     &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>&#8220;I failed now which means I could fail again.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve failed before.  Another failure&#8217;s only guaranteed if I do nothing to improve or give up.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Both statements address the failure but at different angles.  Take a brief moment to think of something you&#8217;re currently struggling with.  If negative thoughts come to mind, practice changing the angle of those thoughts as shown above.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of the word failure, a majority of individuals associate it with negativity. Failure can bring forth disappointment, hopelessness, and even lower our self-esteem. Along with those emotions, we humans may experience thoughts that try to convince us to give up or that we aren&#8217;t built for what we tried to achieve. 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