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How to handle conflicts
How to identify and regulate emotions
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4. Release the need for approval of others
We easily get influenced (and spooked) by what people say about us. Remember, this is your life , not theirs. What one person considers to be true about you is not necessary the truth about you, and if you give too much power to others’ opinions, it could douse your passion and confidence, undermining your ability to ultimately succeed.
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5. Try a new point of view
Our upbringing – as people and professionals – has given us an unhealthy attitude toward failure. One of the best things you can do is to shift your perspective and belief system away from the negative and embrace more positive associations.
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2. Take stock, learn and adapt
Look at the failure analytically. Why did you fail?
After gathering the facts, step back and ask yourself, what did I learn from this? Think about how you will apply this newfound insight going forward.
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1. Don't make it personal
Separate the failure from your identity. Just because you haven’t found a successful way of doing something (yet) doesn’t mean you are a failure .
These are completely separate thoughts, yet many of us blur the lines between them. Personalizing failure can wreak havoc on our self...
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3. Stop dwelling on it
Obsessing over your failure will not change the outcome. You cannot change the past, but you can shape your future. The faster you take a positive step forward, the quicker you can leave these debilitating, monopolizing thoughts behind.
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#3: The Law of Power
- Confession: You have the power to agree with the truth about your problems.
- You have the power to submit your inability to God.
- You have the power to search and ask God and others to reveal more and more about what is within your boundaries.
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