Psychology

Me, I'm not worried about failure as much as rejection. Failure, I can attribute to not trying hard enough, or going too fast, or being too impulsive.

But rejection cuts a little deeper.

Here's what Oprah has to say about failure. If you're like me and find that rejection stings more than failure, try substituting the word "rejection" instead of the word "failure" in the following inspirational quotation from Oprah.

“Most of us are certainly uncomfortable with, if not terrified of, failure. We think it defines us. It does not,” says Oprah Winfrey. “Like every other experience, failure is defined by our reaction to it. Failures can be God’s little whispers; other times, they are full earthquakes erupting in our lives because we didn’t listen to the whispers.”

Does that help? If not, here's some articles about goals, failure, & rejection:

• 5 Steps to Developing Resiliency
• Bouncing Back From Disappointment
• When Goals Become Obsessions

Oprah also says, “Failure is just a way for our lives to show us that we’re moving in the wrong direction, that we should try something different. It holds no more power than we give it.”

That's true with most things in life: they hold no more power than you give it.

That's not only cool, it's empowering.

"Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett