Now you know how to embrace failure. But how do we learn from failure? Well, what you need to do is put in the effort to do so. Before we begin on the steps on learning from failure, what I want you to do is keep in the back of your head, keep in mind, the failures that you've made, maybe specifically the bigger failures that you've made. And think about these as we go throughout these next few steps to learn from failure. You want to do five things in this order.
Number one, take responsibility to identify the cause. Three, evaluate your thinking, for research it in five documented, let's go throughout each of these in a little bit more detail. Number one, take responsibility. Recognize that you failed. That's not difficult, however, whose fault was it? Don't complain to blame others or situations that are out of your control.
If you mentally take responsibility and you own that failure, then you'll become mentally stronger and better prepared to prevent failure or better prepared for the next time failure happens. Here's some quotes that you might like I sure do. From the famous Jim Rohn. He said, You must take responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind, but you can change yourself. Lou Holtz, quote, unquote, the man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.
And number three, George Washington Carver. 99% of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. Don't make excuses. Don't complain. Own your failure. Number two, identify the cause.
Quite often the cause of failure is not one particular situation, action or decision. It's usually a combination of decisions that were made over time, looked back on what decisions you made and which ones have contributed to the final result of failure, and document, write it down. Document every decision working backwards until you reach the point that ultimately became the road to failure. Number three, evaluate your thinking. Try to recall number one, how you imagined how things would turn out and to how things actually turned out. What was your vision of success and what was reality.
Ask these questions. Were my goals reasonable and attainable. Did I make a mistake in setting my goals? Did I make x Accurate assumptions about my capabilities and the challenges? Did I make a mistake in judging the situation? Did my strategies Make sense?
Given the circumstances and goals? Did I make a mistake in charting my course and choosing my methods? How logically organized, feasible and complete was my plan? Did I make a mistake in creating the plan? And did my team colleagues friends or just myself? Did I follow the plan?
Did I make a mistake in execution? All of these really important questions to ask and to answer for research it research how similar situations were dealt with by others. This will help you see what obstacles they faced, and how they tried to overcome them. What can you learn from others situations, take notes on what you learn. Remember, there's a a wealth of knowledge out there in books and online. You can learn from the best of the best from the successful people in the world, from their mistakes and their successes.
Put in the effort to find out those answers. Once you've looked at how others have dealt with similar situations, ask people you know what they think, approach experts if possible, if not, talk to people who you might think have good advice, have a conversation with them, and explain the situation, ask questions and write down their feedback. And finally, perhaps the most important part, once you know the cause of that failure, what led up to that failure the decisions that were made, how others have approached similar problems and you have some advice from others, then put it all on paper in a logical and organized format. This can be a great resource for you later, so do it. It may seem like a lot To do or possibly unnecessary, but remember, successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. So be willing to do what is necessary.
There you have it. These are five steps to the road to understanding failure, embracing failure, and then learning from it. Take this advice. And remember, these five steps are, one take responsibility to identify the cause. Three, evaluate your thinking for research it in five documented that's it for this section on learning from failure. Let's get ready to answer the mystery Question four, embracing failure and learning from it.