FAIL - Ingredient to Success!

FAIL - Ingredient to Success!
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F for Faith.
The moment we experience failure, we should take some time off from our normal routine and reflect upon the failure for A WHILE ONLY! Then, we are to pick up ourselves and REGAIN our FAITH for ourselves. Very often, we lose faith of ourselves and our capabilities when we fail. But in reality, failure is just a milestone in the path of success and FAITH is the fuel to drive us forward. As in Philippians 3:13 of the Holy Bible, "...Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead..."

A for Adjust, Adapt and Align.
As in the book by Ilene Hochberg, "Who Stole My Cheese". The story is about four characters: Two mice named Sniff and Scurry, and two little people named Hem and Haw. These four characters live in a maze and live on cheese. (It is an allegory. It doesn’t have to make a lot of logical sense.) The story describes what happens to each of the characters as they face having to deal with the change that occurs when the cheese is no longer in the same place it has always been. The story makes the point about being prepared for change as well as coping with change when it actually happens.
Change is a constant. We can't avoid change even if we stick our heads under the ground like an ostrich. We have to embrace change and move on... Therefore, make adjustment to the changed situation (failure), adapt and then aligning to the new path ahead.

I for Instinct.
Trust our instinct. Very often we feel could feel our instinct telling us not to do certain things or to do certain things. Trust that inner voice within us and allow it to guide us along our path of recovery and drive towards our road to success!

L for Learning.
Learning is a process! The moment we stop learning is also the moment we will lose the impetus to venture through the thick and thin of our lives. Treat failure as one of the milestones in our learning process. Learning is not just about learning from others' knowledge and past experiences (successes, failures and mistakes) but learning is also about teaching and sharing our knowledge and past experiences. The more we share, the more we gain in the process! Therefore, equip ourselves with the spirit of learning and enjoy every moment of it and grow!!!

... a final note on a popular ingredient to failure: Failing to Plan, or Planning to Fail?