Failure not a pleasant word, stirs up negative feelings
Because we have not met our own expectations
We tie failure to our self-worth and self-acceptance
When failure is experienced resilience is needed
Resilience is the ability to be tough and not give up
One must seek to learn what went wrong
The process of reflection is necessary
What did go well? What did not?
Self-probe, seek truth, want to know
Make lists - right moves, wrong moves
Take solace in the thoughts that it took
Edison 10,000 attempts to perfect the light blub
Bill Gates first company was a disaster
Walt Disney was fired for lack of creativity
Failure hurts, no doubt about it, but it also brings opportunity
Fighting to explore and overcome failure makes us better
Once we know what went wrong, acting upon the knowledge
Will show us new roads to success and positive self-worth
