Creamy Artichoke, Kale & Rice Gratin

Everyone has times when things don’t go according to plan, whether it’s relationship tension or not getting a promotion. When you fall short of achieving a goal it’s easy to feel let down.

Comparing yourself to others or having low self-esteem can also drive feelings of failure to an extreme. You may start to think you’ve never really succeeded and aren’t good at anything. Your inner voice might be saying you’ve failed at life in general.

Life is a roller coaster- we all experience moments of success and happiness as well as occasions of failure and sadness. Most of us fear failure, and when this experience comes about, do not have the proper tools to cope and move forward. Nonetheless, we should change the perspective of failure, since without it we would be less capable of compassion, empathy, kindness, and high achievement. On top of that, failure is the key to success.

Rather than avoiding failure, there are ways to minimize these overwhelming feelings. Learning how to cope with perceived failures offers a more positive outlook on life — and yourself — when things don’t go as planned.

Accept feelings and emotions. Failure is linked with feelings and emotions such as sadness, anxiety, stress, and rage. Those feelings are incredibly uncomfortable for any person and will do anything to get rid of them. However, the truth is that those feelings and emotions will help you work harder to find different and better solutions in order for you will improve next time. Go ahead and embrace those feelings and emotions, avoiding them can lead to unhealthy coping mechanisms!

Failure does not mean your life is going to be over. Many people believe that failure defines who you are and your future; that statement is not true at all! The truthfulness is that failure is what happens to you, not what is you. We all fail in life in different aspects of life, for instance, job experiences, love life, getting into a university, and other things. You do not need to let your failures define you, that is completely optional.

Learn from failure and be constructive. Learning from failure is one of the biggest challenges and lessons you will have in your life. Understanding what you did wrong will help you mentally more potent than ever and establish specific goals with astonishing strategies. You fail and learn. You fall and get up again. You recuperate, get ready to stand up, and achieve your goals. Get out of the place you are right now and forgive your failure. Most of the time, when individuals find inspiration, they forget about the past and become motivated in the future. If you find yourself inspired, no one, or anything, will stop you. It definitely helps to get out of your own mind and focus on outside sources of information which will give you a newfound perspective.

Don’t give up. Make yourself comprehend giving up is never going to be an option. Make yourself happy and appreciate the time. Prove to yourself you can do anything you want and demonstrate with your actions that the nay-sayers are wrong. Most importantly, success comes to individuals who keep trying and don’t give up.

Surround yourself with positive people. Your environment can make a huge difference in how you confront and cope with failure. Surround yourself with people who motivate you continuously. Your mind is dealing with stress and anxiety, so the best way to not have another burden is to be accompanied by positive people.

Avoid isolating yourself. It is ubiquitous when people have failures to be sad, depressed, upset, anxious, and stressed. Therefore, it is vital to be surrounded by people and feel free to express yourself. There are multiple ways to be surrounded by individuals such as family, friends, positive groups, and others. Do not forget that your mental health is the most important thing, and remember it's not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.