7. Adaptability to Failure
Success is glamorous, but the path to success isn’t. Truth be told, the path to success is filled with failures. There is even a Chinese saying to epitomise failure’s part in success: «Failure is the mother of all successes».
The saying highlights the intimate relationship between failure and success and how failure begets success. Failure is an important part of the lives of successful people. They work their way towards success by fine-tuning their actions after every failure. So, if you want to succeed in life, be prepared for failure.
Failing Fast Is a Norm
While it is easy to speak of failure like this, the reality of failure hits harder than words. It is already shown in research that failure can be painful. Scientific experiments show that the brain reacts to failure as though we have experienced physical pain. It is no wonder why there is a saying «failure hurts». In order to survive the pain of failure, you need to develop the skill of being adaptable to failure.
Regardless of how many times you are hit with failure, you need to remain calm and composed. You need to pick yourself up, learn from your failure and reset your journey. In today’s day and age where «failing fast» is a norm, you need to strengthen your heart to be adaptable to failure.
