Stop Cursing Your Life And Do Something About It
By: Yousuf Rafi
Tags: Failure, Executing, Failure To Success, Life, Success

Stop Cursing Your Life And Do Something About It

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I was planning and rehearsing my pitch for the 100th time. Not because I wasn’t confident but because I wanted the client to love our product. It was a huge client and this deal meant a lot for the business.

The presentation was going amazing in the first half. After the break when I resumed I felt this severe pain — an unbearable headache. I fell down and went blank. I opened my eyes in the hospital. And yes, we lost the deal.

Even with everything in place, one single incident made us lose the deal.

In life, there will be times where despite doing everything you will fail. And that’s fine. No need to curse the people, the environment or anything else. You were destined to fail.

Things happen for a reason and maybe this failure will teach you something. As humans, we are eager to assume and blame others. But consider it an opportunity to grow, to do something better.

When you feel like things are out of your hands, get yourself together with these smart tips:

Failure Means You’re Trying

Don’t consider yourself useless. Life is hard. Things mess up sometimes. But as a human, you possess the ability to contemplate what went wrong.

A failure means that you are at least trying which is a good sign. Don’t blame others. Take control of your life. Admit the failure and try again with a different approach.

Gather More Data And Try Again

Whatever you’re doing has been done before. Figure out people who did it and seek help from them. If they’re not alive read their books, watch videos and absorb everything that you can on the subject.

Failure means that your strategy didn’t work and that’s fine. Devise another strategy and do it again.

Mostly, failure occurs due to a lack of data. Get your facts clear and try again with a different approach.

Go With Your Instincts

Sure, do analyze things but never ever underestimate the power of your instincts.

You’ve blessed those instincts for a reason. All the successful people have mastered the art of listening to their inner child.

To succeed, you need to do the same. Stop thinking too much. Whatever your gut feeling says, go for it. Life is too short to live with regrets. Take the leap and go for it.

People might doubt your instincts but you know deep down that it is the right thing to do. Don’t worry about failing again. It’s part of the process. Worry about not not getting up and regretting it later.

Visualize The End

Stephen Covey in his groundbreaking book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective people talks about Begin with the end in mind. If you want to succeed at something, start by visualizing the end.

Law of attraction is real. Even if you don’t believe it, consider it a thought.

Close your eyes and imagine the end that you want. See it clearly in your mind’s eye. Do this two to three times a day and you’ll be able to open unthinkable doors. Help will arrive and opportunities will land on your door.

Cursing Will Make Things Worse

If you curse the people, they might upset you. If you curse your decision, you’ll feel bad. If you want to do something about the situation, pray for it.

Be grateful for the wisdom that you’re alive to try something else. Cursing won’t lead you anywhere. Get back up, deliver your part and leave everything on God.

And understand that if something is not happening as per your liking, it is the will of God. And God knows better what you need right now.

Compete With Yourself, Not Others

There is so much competition out there. Don’t worry about others. You tried something and failed. It’s your responsibility to make things right.

The day that you start comparing yourself with others is the day you start failing. The previous you is your competition. If your today is not better than today it means you are doing something wrong.

Analyze what went wrong and try a different approach.

Life is too short to live with regrets. If something didn’t work out, try again. Failing is inevitable. Take charge of your life and do things the way you feel right. Sure, listen to the advice of others but do whatever feels right for you.