{"id":1469,"date":"2019-06-19T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2019-06-19T15:35:37","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T07:35:37","slug":"picking-up-yourself-from-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/picking-up-yourself-from-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Picking up yourself from failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/743\/2019\/06\/It\u2019s-OK-To-Fail-Really.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1472\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/743\/2019\/06\/It\u2019s-OK-To-Fail-Really-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/743\/2019\/06\/It\u2019s-OK-To-Fail-Really-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/743\/2019\/06\/It\u2019s-OK-To-Fail-Really-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/743\/2019\/06\/It\u2019s-OK-To-Fail-Really.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Life is full of challenges.\u00a0 Sometimes, we fail to achieve what we have hoped for.\u00a0 If that happens, we feel miserable because our hopes are crushed.\u00a0 We think our lives are meaningless and there is nothing worth to live for.\u00a0 However, failing in something does not mean that we are a failure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">When we face failure or setback, we have two choices.\u00a0 First, we can lie down and stay there in misery.\u00a0 Second, we can choose to learn from our failures or setbacks and get on with life.\u00a0 The choice is really ours.\u00a0 But if we choose the latter, what should we do next?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">We must change our attitude towards failure.\u00a0 Everyone at some point faces failure in their personal life or career.\u00a0 Thus, we must learn to be resilient and strong.\u00a0 We must stop having self-pity, even though life is hard at that time.\u00a0 But we must always remember that we are not alone in facing failures, setbacks or challenges (whatever you want to call it) in life.\u00a0 Other too have face problems and sometimes they also have it really bad.\u00a0 So, if we continue to feel miserable, cry or sulk over a long period of time, others will not care about us after a while.\u00a0 We will lose their sympathy and concern.\u00a0 So, do not wallow in our misery for a long time.\u00a0 Set a time to allow ourselves to feel sad or miserable but after we reach the dateline, move forward and live on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Remember to stay positive (even though it might be difficult at times).\u00a0 Do not blame others for our failure.\u00a0 Look at other ways of achieving our dreams.\u00a0 Change our strategies if we have to.\u00a0 Be sure to surround ourselves with cheerful, supportive and caring people.\u00a0 Negative people will get us down and feeling hopeless towards ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">In addition, do not work alone.\u00a0 Get help and advice from others if we face with difficulty or if we need to brainstorm some ideas.\u00a0 There are many people who are expert in certain fields or those who have undergone similar setbacks before.\u00a0 \u00a0We will lose nothing by talking with them about our difficulty.\u00a0 Talking to others and getting help makes life easier or bearable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Lastly, when life tosses us some hard knocks, do not act as it we are the only one with problems.\u00a0 Do not make a big deal about it.\u00a0 Get up from our failures or setbacks and move on.\u00a0 Take the first step forward.\u00a0 We will be alright.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em><strong>P.S:\u00a0<\/strong> I found this article from one of the files that I used when I did my <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/what-i-did-during-my-latihan-ikhtisas\/\">Latihan Ikhtisas<\/a>.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t remember when I wrote this or if I took it from somewhere.\u00a0 But I think I used this for my form 4 class (Directed Writing).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is full of challenges.\u00a0 Sometimes, we fail to achieve what we have hoped for.\u00a0 If that happens, we feel miserable because our hopes are crushed.\u00a0 We think our lives are meaningless and there is nothing worth to live for.\u00a0 However, failing in something does not mean that we are a failure.\u00a0\u00a0 When we face &hellip; 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