In this episode I'm sharing some thoughts on how to deal with our mistakes both in the past and the present. According to research we humans are not very good at accepting or learning from failure and this is something I want to deal with in my own life. This episode includes:
- People avoid learning from failure because it is too threatening to the ego.
- Reframe past failure into positive stories of growth and learning.
- It's important to feel all the feelings associated with failure: sadness, regret, guilt, shame, disappointment.
- Have a long-term goal that transcends all your failures.
- Use mindfulness and self-compassion to cope with the uncomfortable emotions around failure.
- Break new tasks into smaller steps to lessen the chance of a big failure.
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