"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing". Denis Waitley
“Failure is accompanied by a variety of emotions: embarrassment, anxiety, anger, sadness, and shame, to name a few. Those feelings are uncomfortable, and many people will do anything they can to escape feeling emotional discomfort. Allowing yourself to feel bad is motivating” Google
Failure and success are two words I hesitate to use. They are defined by my limited ideas of good and bad. And I often do not know enough to make a determination one way or the other.
I’m sorry to hear that. I haven’t figured any way to not ever feel bad. My emotions are uncomfortable. And sitting still and hurting is tough to practice. But I’m fortunate in that I have my psychiatrist, therapist, 12 Step support group, medications, exercise, prayer and meditation. They help me stay stable enough to work on/with the remaining depression and anxiety. I wish you peace.
I have a lot of trouble with this statement. Besides being bipolar, I am over 60 and have ADHD. It has been hellacious for me at the workplace when I make an ADHD mistake. I’ve learned ways to avoid some of the mistakes. But there R times when I still make an ADHD mistake. The definition here does not help me at all.
The only bad mistake is one that you do not learn from.
Hard for me to accept as well. But it’s true and refusing to try new things because I was afraid I would fail or not do it “right” held me back for so long.
My therapist says “the success in in the attempt.” That’s my new measure of success: I tried.
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