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During an extreme crisis, when life confronts you with failure, it’s tough to see the positive side and move forward. You might feel devastated and hate yourself for not having to win that opportunity.
Unable to cope with the devastation, your confidence is compromised and there’s not enough room for learning.
All of this comes as part of your personal journey in life and there’s just a way out of this.
Remember, the time of no-opportunity is that perfect situation which has the power to nurture you and create a new version of yourself whose strengths are exceptional and whose success spirit is unrelenting. In the end, you can become more well rounded, educated and logical.
This is actually possible with just one mindset, and that’s the Growth Mindset.
Having a growth mindset simply means that you believe your situation can be improved over time. With this belief you have the willingness to always focus on learning from your mistakes and bad experiences, making your way to take on any challenges in the future.
This blog presents 3 easy habits that can be quickly developed even during tough times to adopt a growth mindset and create unrelenting success.
Tip # 1: Use the time to nurture, polish and strengthen
Research shows that a time of crisis is the perfect time for personal growth. Having no opportunity at hand might be a time when there’s reduced activity in our personal lives. Now here’s a chance to use this time you had earlier planned for something else, in your personal development and growth. Though it could be tough to adjust to this, the only way to success is through learning and adapting.
For example, now you have the opportunity to polish your existing skills and garner new ones. You might also leverage the time to take on projects you’ve always had interest in but couldn’t find the opportunity to work on.
Here are some quick and effective tips that you can use to equip yourself with sound theoretical knowledge, hands-on skills, and a competitive profile ahead of your downtime.
- Take online courses to build a strong theoretical and practical foundation in your area of interest. For example, taking free certified courses on Udemy and CognitiveAI will give an edge over competitors and award you with certificates.
- Work on challenging projects to test your work competency. This is also an attractive add-on in your profile. Today, organizations worldwide seek those individuals who can think out-of-the-box and take an innovative approach on challenging problems.
For example, a CS graduate looking for a competitive job can solve coding challenges on HackerRank. Citing your competency on your resume will then increase your options for the job. Moreover, solving challenging problems can boost your confidence and help you stand shoulders above your competitors.
- Read books and self-help content to help you gain an insight on life. Read stories of great people in history who have used the power of growth mindset to overcome relentless challenges.
Tip # 2: Be Bold and keep seeking great Opportunities
Failures lower down an individual’s self esteem and stops them from pursuing higher goals. But remember, if you’ve lost an opportunity before, it doesn’t mean you’re not capable of accomplishing more. It simply means that you need to work further on getting the standard skills demanded by the industry alongside a strong sense of belief in your abilities.
After you follow a well thought personal development plan (Tip 1), it’s now time to get out of your comfort zone and start applying for great opportunities.
Remember, learning is always part of the process of accomplishments. Taking feedback from the system and adapting to change is the only way to set you up for success.
Tip # 3: Focus on what you can control
All great people use this simple principle to successfully thrive in times of crisis. All their focus and energy is put in those things which are in their control; efforts, attitude, and willingness to learn and adapt.
Now it’s quite inevitable to not to think of your failure and the hurt it has caused, but if you want to set yourself out from this trouble, your only way is through improving your focus and putting up all your effort in doing and learning.
Now it’s quite inevitable to not to think of your failure and the hurt it has caused, but if you want to set yourself out from this trouble, your only way is through improving your focus and putting up all your effort in doing and learning.
A good tip to cope with depressive thoughts is recalled by Robin Sharma who’s a world renowned motivational speaker. Sharma suggests taking aside some time from your day in which you would just recognize your worries. This gives you the reassurance that you would have a lot of time to think and feel yourself later at the end of the day helping you focus on your work for that time.
Learn more about How to improve your focus and working memory.
Tip # 4: Embrace the process
A failure is not an estimation of your true worth as an individual. But it reveals to you how you can do something different to reach your full potential. Hence, it’s important to embrace each step of the process so that you can maximize your learning experience.
This simply means asking yourself:
- What can I do at the present moment to get a step closer to my goal?
- OR What did I do wrong here, and what would have been a better approach?
Using your resources to build strategies and combining feedback from your setbacks can help you reappear with grace and ensure your success.
Read on how you can use the powerful Rule of Resilience to unlock your success?
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And remember it’s OK to worry!
Getting yourself past a difficult time is the most daunting task ever. It’s incredible pain for anyone to manage emotions at first, but as we move forward in time, our mental capacity eventually causes us to take action.
Seek some social support, give yourself some time and start building new.
