Watch This if You Feel Like a Failure

Failure is a subjective thing, just as success is subjective. Every person and society defines failure differently. Did you know that most successful people see failures as stepping stones to their goals? When somebody fails, it helps you get data point on what went wrong so they can focus on the next action steps. Unfortunately, when we fail, it's easy to feel like a failure and get discouraged. In this video, we share 5 reasons why failure is actually good for you. This way, you won't have a fear of failure ever again. Failure motivation can be useful.

“I have not failed 10,000 times – I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”

Writer: Syazwana Amirah
Script Editor: Denise Ding & Dawn Tan
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Animator: Jillian
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

REFERENCES

Madsen, P. M., & Desai, V. M. (2010). Failing to learn? The effects of failure and success on organizational learning in the global orbital launch vehicle industry. Academy of Management Journal, 53(3), 451-476.

[ComicalRealm]

"Failure is not the opposite of success, it's a part of success" - Scrooge McDuck

[khalilahd.]

My grandma used to say: Failure is the part of the motivational montage they forget to put in but trust me it’s apart of the recipe 🙏🏽 and it’s always helped me. I hope it helps someone else too

[Psychgo]

What's something you thought you failed at but manage to bounce back and do really well on?

[kheicee]

Way back 2017 and 2018 I failed my licensure exam and I could say that it really turned my life upside down. The pressure was real because everyone in the family expects so much of me, only to disappoint them especially my parents. I went through depression - didnt want to eat, kept crying, didnt wanna go out and spend time with family and friends, and I even broke up with my boyfriend at that time because all I felt that time was shame, I felt so dumb and so low, I just wanted to disappear. Even came to the point of wanting to kill myself. Funny how one exam can change your life and personality, yea? But it happens. Its been years now, but the pain is still there. It still haunts me. I even have nightmares about it. But I stopped trying, and I'm honestly so tired. I guess I was never meant to be a doctor haha.

[RegularInvader]

This is something a lot of public schools should influence their students with. It's really pathetic how failing moments are later used as punishments to make students feel bad about themselves. A lot of teachers who favor their "top" students don't realize that they don't become all that successful at the end because they followed way too much from the book. I grew up as the C student of my family, and I assure you that I developed all kinds of successful moments that originated from failure. It's just pitiful how some of my hypocritical teachers never saw it that way.

[marynassuna]

This is very true

I used to code when I was 11.
I wanted to make a cool game but never did because I always gave up.
After a year, I tried again and actually made something cool but never finished the game.
A few months later and now I've nearly finished the game, made animations and I've become an amazing coder! Soon I'lll be learning new languages and helping others.

[highliving-animatedvideos]

*”The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way, becomes the way”* - Marcus Aurelius

This is a great quote from one of the most powerful human being the world has ever seen. It reminds us that failure might not be what we want, but it is often what we *need*, in order to get where we are meant to be

[jakeeiseman-renyard]

1:48 the space shuttle that burnt up on re-entry was Columbia, not Challenger.
Challenger had tragically exploded on take-off back in 1986, also killing all 7 of her crew. Though lessons were learned from this disaster too (and the designs and launch practices of the space shuttles were modified) it could arguably have been prevented from happening in the first place if the ground controllers hadn't ignored their engineers warnings that conditions weren't safe to launch.

[auraliax]

i think the fear of failure has to do a lot with the shame of making mistakes and perfectionism, i'm here to comment as someone who failed in everything their entire life, literally 0 achievements, you don't have to succeed even, the value and the idolizing of success is just an idea that was created in our minds by our environment (parents, social media, school..etc), i decide everyday to accept that i fail in things, and that should never define my worth, we're looking for an emotional connection through success (either people's love or approval, a good sense of worth or anything) but who said that once we succeed we'd get that happiness we want? many famous and intelligent and successful people are depressed, because since we're all looking for what's better we'd always not feel enough, many people are failures and didn't achieve their dreams, do u think they're unworthy of existing just because? no one 'has' to be someone, maybe if we just live we'd feel that success within, trust me i care about you, and i'm still proud of u even if u failed ur whole life💗

[potatoprsk]

Recently, i got dismissed from my nursing program in college due to my grades plunging, it was mentally and physically taxing. I always thought to myself that i've failed my family, I felt so ashamed and embarrassed that I couldnt get out of bed, eat, or go to sleep. I always told people that it was meant for me, etc but in truth, it was all denial and one of my friends could clearly tell. Now, I'm trying my best to change my field of study, my family thankfully has so many connections so they can help me too. I can help in a different light! I took this lesson of failure and said to myself "I tried it, I've survived three years of it, and it's a fantastic skill set to have and know, and hey, it can and will save someone even a few seconds more." So this video, really solidified that I will make it through :3

[ameliagonzalez]

"Practice makes mistakes and mistakes make perfection." -Me <3

[ShirleyABurton]

Thank you for posting this. I've always had the fear of failure, especially to my supervisors at work. This is already making a huge difference.

[HannahMarieee]

This is so truee and i think many people (including me) often forget that we NEED to make mistakes in order to grow and achieve things in life. Thank you for this reminder 💛

[M_m_]

That’s true failure is a part of life failing sucks also about all the celebs we see on social media actually failed a lot of time and we don’t see what behind the scenes we should acknowledge that everyone failed at first we just need to keep trying

[neofulcrum]

They say failure is often the greatest teacher. Rejection on the other hand? Just straight brutal ;-;

[AliKazi]

I have this issue. My business failure is trigging my anxiety and depression recently this has got even worse as it causing me to have non epileptic seizures. This video is so perfect for me. So thank you soo much for making it. I need to get over my feeling low over failure.

[uselessvader]

I believe that, “ A human is a statue of mistakes.”

[sinenomine]

Failure's a tough one. I was raised to believe that if I didn't perfectly perform some new task or skill or immediately and completely learn something that I'd never encountered before, not only had I failed, I WAS a failure. This makes life miserable and nightmarish. Viewing failure as a normal human activity and part of the learning process toward achieving success is much healthier and far more productive.

[MultiFlash]

*"I didn't lose, I merely failed to win!"* - George B. McClellan

[jacquelinehooper]

I recently heard "you only fail if you give up" and I really believe in this