There are many ups and downs in life, as well as some unexpected turns. When something goes wrong, doesn’t go as planned, or when something occurs that knocks us off balance and makes us question our abilities, it can be challenging to handle the issue. We all want things to work out well and for us to win in the end, after all. We will, however, face challenges in life that we cannot always overcome. There’s no use in even trying. What you do with what occurs to you, not what happens to you, differentiates people. Here are three quick techniques for winning every time.
1. Pay attention to your strengths:
I’m sorry to break it to you; we are a mess of inconsistencies. I go through phases of happiness and discontentment as well as periods of optimism and pessimism. I also go through phases of naivete and wisdom. We each have unique skills and flaws that affect what we do and how we do it, yet we prefer to focus on our weaknesses rather than strengths.
Regularly performing at near-optimal levels makes you strong; it’s what you are programmed to do well and makes you feel good inside. It might be the capacity to work out complex problems, show empathy for others, possess a strong imagination, or complete the ideal omelette.
The decision to focus on your strengths rather than your weaknesses is one that makes a lot of sense. You’ll get results when you concentrate on and play to your strengths, and you might even eliminate any negative consequences your weaknesses may have.
I once had a coworker who detested public speaking and acknowledged it as one of his weaknesses. He was an executive in advertising. As he rose through the corporate ranks, he was required to give an increasing number of presentations, during which he would stumble, freeze, forget his subject, and perform below par. But when we focused on his strengths, we found he had outstanding social skills, the capacity to forge close bonds with people rapidly, and a fantastic sense of humour. With the help of those abilities, he easily connected with every member of his audience had a lot more fun, and gave warm, funny, and fun presentations. He overcame his weaknesses by leaning on his strengths and advanced from strength to power.
2. Start your preparations early:
Sure, there will be times when you can dive right in, do an excellent job, and get the results you want (often if you’re playing to your strengths), but there will also be times when you’ll bumble along, wing it, and not achieve the outcomes you want. You will have a significantly greater chance of success if you set things up to succeed ahead of time, regardless of your challenges or opportunities.
So, just what do you want to happen? What would be an excellent resolution, effect, or outcome? Determine the outcome you want from the current scenario and how it will feel when you get there. Then start to analyze it; how can you set things up so your desired outcome materializes? What conditions must be fulfilled? What will enable you to achieve your goals? What are you willing to undertake to get the best result?
3. There is no such thing as a first-place loss:
What is life’s true purpose? Is it having a great time, getting married, having a respectable career, and feeling appreciated? It can mean different things to different people, but it essentially means doing our best to have, do, and be the best version of ourselves for ourselves and the people we care about. Our capacity to learn, advance, and grow stays constant, even though it can occasionally be a hardship or a joy. Humans are uniquely capable of learning and adapting, which enables us to continuously perform at our highest level and find new ways to have, do, and be more.
Because the most incredible things in our world were made by doing one thing, then another, and then another, everything you do advances you as a result. When working on his 207th electric light bulb prototype, Thomas Edison said, “I am not disheartened since every erroneous effort abandoned is another step ahead.” He is completely correct: every attempt you make that fails is just another box to check and a step forward since you’ve discovered yet another way not to do something and what not to do the following time. You can only reach 100% if you initially go from 1% to 99%.
There is always room for learning whether something turns out how you want it to. Whatever you do and learn is a step in the right direction and part of the process.
Failure is an imaginary concept; the only conceivable outcomes are learning and development. We, therefore, wish you continued prosperity.
