Overcoming failure to move forward

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Extract from the article: Nelson Mandela said: « I never lose. Either I win, or I learn », signalling a positive way of embracing defeat and learning from it. Or how to overcome failure so as to be able to try again and again. First and foremost, we need to change the way we

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Nelson Mandela said: « I never lose. Either I win, or I learn », signalling a positive way of embracing defeat and learning from it. Or how to overcome failure so as to be able to try again and again. First and foremost, we need to change the way we look at failure, which is a sine qua non if we are to see it as a potential invitation to explore regions and paths that we would not otherwise have explored. In a way, it frees up time to think about a different approach or a career change. It's as if it increases creative potential and the desire to learn. In this context, failure also helps us to get to know ourselves better and to grow and progress. Not to mention that it also confers a form of humility. It's like a reminder that nothing can be taken for granted, and nothing is simple.

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