3 Ways to Rebound from Failure that You Need to Know

Making mistakes is inevitable. In fact, failure often teaches us the lessons we need to succeed. Here are three tips on how to rebound:

Don’t catastrophize. Take the drama out of the situation. Just because you make a mistake doesn’t mean you’re incapable of accomplishing your goals. Own up to your misstep – then move on.

Don’t “people-please.” If others are involved in the situation, they might be disappointed by your error. But being worried about what they think of you makes a failure feel more intense than it needs to. Everyone makes mistakes.

Eyes on the (realistic) prize – Don’t give up. The worst case scenario was that you didn’t achieve your goal this time. Inventory the things you learned that were useful – then, reset your goal.

-Sarah Cooke