I’d like to start this blog off with a quote from my favourite author, JK Rowling:
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The truth is, everyone fails at some point.
It doesn’t matter how big or small that failure might be – we all fail. However, what you may not understand is that failure is part of success. So, for this HOW TO guide I have put my own spin on Susan Tardanico’s article “Five Ways to Make Peace With Failure”.
#ICloseTheGap officially presents…
ONE: Ask yourself what happened
Take an optimistic approach. What has it taught you? What would you do next time? This is the most important stage as failure isn’t negative if we learn from it. So ask yourself why you think you failed and figure out what you can do differently next time.
As Confucius once said:
TWO: Don’t make it personal
Don’t make your failure part of your identity. Making failure personal can seriously diminish your confidence and self-esteem. So don’t let it define you in other situations. Part of coming to terms with failure is knowing when, and when not, to remind yourself about it.
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THREE: Stop living in the past
You have identified your wrongs and learned your lesson. So, STOP dwelling on it. You can’t change the past but you CAN control how it affects you in the future. As Tardanico writes; “The faster you take a positive step forward, the quicker you can leave debilitating, monopolizing thoughts behind.”
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FOUR: Stop caring what others think
Stop comparing yourself to others. Stop making yourself feel inadequate and focus on you. The people who you think are judging you have faced equal or larger failure in their life. So don’t let them make you feel inferior.
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FIVE: Never fear failure
As Theodore Roosevelt once said;
Why would you let a fear of failure stop you from achieving success?
So… Let’s close the confidence gap together.
CONF DENCE #ICloseTheGap
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CONF DENCE 
This is such an important post. It really addresses the common issues so many young women are facing today, particularly in an increasingly competitive business sphere. Fearing failure is particularly debilitating when so much pressure is already placed on women in the workplace, usually by themselves.
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Why would you let a fear of failure stop you from achieving success?
This is such an important question – thank you for writing about it. If we all asked ourselves this everyday then we would not just achieve great success but also open ourselves up to opportunities that would see us achieve happiness.
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