Cope with Failure

COPE WITH FAILURE

Attaining educational goals is very important for achieving professional goals later on in life. Overcoming what is understood as “failure” in academic settings can seem like a difficult task. However, if you learn from past mistakes and develop a plan of action for the future, you can bounce back from almost any academic setback.

So what is needed is a smart and self-kind way to handle such situations instead of letting them lead to self-beatings and to letting them dragging you down into negativity.

Here are some traits that can help you with managing failure and which can be useful to improve on your academic success:

Give yourself the permission to move on: The right mentality plays a big part in reaching educational goals. Instead of judging yourself for past limitations, focus instead on how you will feel when you have mastered the areas that give you trouble.
Adopt the proper mindset: People tend to look at themselves as being academic “successes” or “failures,” and not people with separate problems in a particular area. Failure and success are both conditions, which mean that these are thought of as encompassing long periods of time. Define what success means to you, and let that be your guide.

Instead of thinking of it as a failure, think of it as a problem. Problems are there to be solved. Everyone has problems, even the most successful people do.

You are not a failure just because you had a setback: When you have had a setback it is very easy to start thinking that you will always keep failing in this area of your life. Do not fall for such a destructive and negative thinking. Remind yourself that:

Just because you failed today or yesterday doesn’t mean that you’ll fail the next time.
The fact is that this will not last for the rest of your life if you keep moving forward. Remember, if you take action and you keep learning and it doesn’t label you as some kind of a failure.

Be constructive and learn from this situation: Consider this as more of a valuable feedback and something you can use to improve rather than only as a setback.

The simplest and most helpful way is ask yourself questions (not the ones that send you in a negative or denial thought process). Questions like:

What is the one thing I can learn from this?
How can I adjust my course to avoid making the same mistake and instead do better next time?
What’s one thing I can do differently the next time?

Analyze extracurricular commitments: Social distractions are a common source of academic problems. If you participate in extracurricular activities like sports, partying, performing, visual or written arts, or even just being out with friends, these can contribute to academic struggle.

There are 24 hours in a day. A person sleeps for eight hours and a full-time student goes to study for another minimum eight. How you spend the remainder can determine the outcome of an academic problem.
Plan some time in each day for self-care to help keep you mentally and emotionally balanced.

Make a list of upcoming assignments for the coming week: Improper time management is a huge factor in academic struggle. Making a list of upcoming assignments, due dates and guidelines is a way for you to measure your organizational skills.

Not being organised or not managing time also could probably be the root cause of your problems. Everyone would not remember everything off the top of their head. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they are not organised. But if you cannot remember due dates, guidelines and assignments and you cannot find the notes that describe them, you probably have organizational issues. Especially if you understand the subject matter, but have trouble keeping up with assignments, dates and procedures.

7.Imagine how you feel when you are about to take a test/give a presentation: If you find yourself forgetting things you know before a test/presentation, feel anxious or nervous before you are called upon to demonstrate what you know on an exam or in a presentation, lack of confidence and anxiety might be your problem.

Deep breathing can slow down a beating heart or a racing mind, so practice these techniques. The very act of concentrating on breathing and thinking can biometrically alter those anxious feelings.
Having adequate rest (8 hours per night) is likely to be more beneficial than rereading a text until early morning. Give appropriate time to relax your body and mind.
Be confident, if you have been working hard in your classes and practicing for the exam, you have what it requires for sailing through very successfully.

Test your knowledge: If you find yourself struggling with a particular subject, lack of understanding might be your problem. Study with others (group study) to get a better understanding of the subject, or work with a tutor to help you engage in the subject outside of class.

9. Move forward again, do not keep on thinking of this situation for too long: Processing the situation and accepting it is necessary. But it is also easy to get stuck in the same thoughts going around and around for week or a month. Instead of prolonging this negative thought process, take action, move forward.

Reference/Citation/Source

How to Overcome Failure: 9 Powerful Habits
https://www.positivityblog.com/how-to-overcome-failure/
How to Cope with Academic Failure
https://www.wikihow.com/Cope-with-Academic-Failure