How to Fail At Practically Anything

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3-6-2008 7:02 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/d3ddb61d-e9ae-4147-b27f-98e620397f78/FE671607-FE9A-4F8A-9D35-9EC501A123B9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx" href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx" style="font-size: 11px;">articles.mercola.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">Most people try to avoid failure. But failure is one of life’s great forces</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">The failures you face, large and small, make you who you are and give you the opportunity to make yourself better.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">Part of being able to “fail well” may lie in your attitude.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">Here are a few other thoughts on how to fail </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>Fail with grace:</B> Take responsibility for the mess you’ve made, and for cleaning it up. 
</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>Have a Plan B:</B> Embracing failure means accepting the risks you’re taking and preparing for the worst. 
</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>Get perspective:</B> Tell an outsider your story, and ask what they would have done differently. 
</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B>Do something:</B> Failure is the path of least persistence -- don’t just give up.</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">always assume that whatever situation you’re facing at the moment is exactly the <B>right</B> situation you need to ultimately be successful.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">Assume that this situation has been sent to you to help you learn something</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx">help you expand and grow. By seeking out the valuable lesson in each adversity, you can gain insight, and ultimately wisdom, from every setback</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/6/how-to-fail-at-practically-anything.aspx"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/articles.mercola.com/img/3F89F46C-5764-4F6B-A1DB-76F4B9456EF1" alt="failure, fail, attitude, sore loser, lose, losing, problems, problem solving" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/FE671607-FE9A-4F8A-9D35-9EC501A123B9/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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3-6-2008 9:40 AM

debbyski

Failure is only negative if you don't learn from it or grow from the experience.

POP!

3-6-2008 11:36 AM

carrerinyes

Pop!

3-6-2008 3:34 PM

michellezm

Part of being able to “fail well” may lie in your attitude.

I've got that part down to a fine art - I fail spectacularly well.

3-6-2008 6:46 PM

rodrigo102920

"Assume that this situation has been sent to you to help you learn something"

The only one I dont like is that one. We are not helpless to our "situations". This is a great post though

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