How do you handle failure or setbacks?

Handling failure or setbacks can be tough, but I find it helpful to take a step back, reassess the situation, and learn from my mistakes. It's important to stay positive, keep pushing forward, and remember that setbacks are a normal part of the journey towards success.

I shake it off and pivot and keep working.

A growth mindset encourages viewing failures as opportunities for learning and improvement, rather than as permanent setbacks or reflections of personal worth. By embracing a growth mindset, you become more resilient and adaptable in the face of challenges, allowing you to bounce back from failures more quickly and use those experiences to grow and progress towards your goals.

Efficiently failing is a great way to learn. For example, adopting a "fail fast" approach can help you avoid spending six months building a full product only to realize it doesn't work. Instead, aim to release a minimum viable product (MVP) within a month to get feedback sooner. However, it's crucial to ensure that the learning from failures is validated. The real value lies in taking those lessons and applying them to achieve success. Setbacks can arise from various sources such as personal, product, market, or regulatory issues. To handle them efficiently, you need to be agile and lean in your processes. This approach can help you increase the speed at which you navigate these setbacks, whether it's by having a conversation to resolve an issue or pivoting entirely.

Really a good topic, Even I am facing same issue since weeks and seeing all replies it really helps. Thanks 😊

Learn from the setbacks, make necessary changes and keep working.

I think without it there is no growth, a successful person must face it.

When I experience setbacks or failures, I remind myself that "yet" is a powerful word. By adding "yet" to the end of a negative thought or sentence, such as "I can't do this," I transform it into a statement of potential, such as "I can't do this yet." This shift in mindset helps me stay motivated and reminds me that success is always within reach, even in the face of setbacks.

I initially spend several days in a very bad mood maybe crying, I believe this part is all about acknowledging the situation and accepting that failure. I later on take some time to reflect on what happened, what went wrong.

Same here, I use them for growth an as an opportunity to start anew

amen

Depends on the type of failure. Users use product but give harsh feedback? No problem, that's part of the process & the feedback is a great way to move forward. But failures like getting rejected without feedback or having your expectations crushed? That's a lot harder. I'd need to schedule in some alone time with nature to recharge

Well, failure and I have a complicated relationship. We fight, we cry, but in the end, we hug it out and learn from our mistakes. Can't say it's been easy, but it's made us stronger😂👍

I just look at it as a good experience which will most likely help me in the future. Especially if it taught me some skills. Failures are basically the building bricks of any success. So failing at something shouldn't be viewed as negative.

Hey Uday! We operate on a "fail fast, fail often" mindset. This just allows us to go 110% on ideas and figure out if they are actually viable in a very short amount of time. When we hit roadblocks very quickly and are able to pivot around them quickly as well instead of wasting time on something that isn't going to work out.

I think failures are just part of a process, and we should not overwhelmed by it. My college professor once told, if you have failed 99 times and in the 100th time you succeed, you should not see those 99 failures as failures, instead they are just 99 steps to your success.

I see failure as opportunities for growth and learning. Rather than letting them discourage me, I try again with newfound wisdom and resilience.

Handling failure and setbacks is an important skill to have in both personal and professional settings. Whenever I experience a setback or failure, I try to first acknowledge and accept my feelings of disappointment or frustration. However, I try not to dwell on these emotions for too long and instead focus on what I can learn from the situation.

It depends on the kind of failure, if it something I can try again. I would definitely go for it, if not I'll try to move on to the next challenge with the learnings from the setback

I try to remind myself that failures don't define me. Instead of self pity I try to embrace the fail with a positive mindset, If needed I seek support from my closest people, I reflect on the situation so I don't repeat the same mistakes and keep pushing forward.