Achieving Success and Learning From Failures
Everyone likes to succeed at the things they set out to do, no matter how significant or trivial the task might be. It feels good to accomplish a goal or an assignment that we set out to do. Even as we try to achieve success, we risk failing in the process. To some, the idea of failure is daunting and is something we believe to be bad. While it might not be what we want, sometimes failing at something is not as bad as we might perceive it to be.
Being able to accept and learn from that which you did not achieve can help inform you as you try again or work to succeed at another task. "To achieve your goals, to make what at first seems highly unlikely possible, you must embrace your failures, learn from them, and treat yourself with grand compassion and love as you rise from the ashes, brush off the dirt and move forward one step at a time," says Karen McMahon. As a Divorce Coach, Karen helps people as they transition through divorce, coaching them as they reflect on things that went wrong in the past and teaching them how to learn from these failures as they move forward. Karen believes that it is important for a person to actively work towards a better future by truly taking the past into consideration. In this article, she explains, "Simply hoping for the best is not a viable strategy. Be willing to look in the mirror, do the work, and create strategies and take actions that are specific, measurable, reasonable, and achievable given what is already on your plate."
When you can learn from your failures, you are more open to trying new strategies to help you achieve success in your future endeavors. During a divorce where children are in the picture, one of your goals may be to find ways to co-parent peacefully. To do so, you will need to find a means of communication that allows you and your co-parent to share information with less ambiguity and conflict. If communicating through email, text message or by phone only lead to confusion, you should consider finding a new means of communication. OurFamilyWizard offers a neutral, focused space that many co-parents use to help them achieve more peaceful communication. The OurFamilyWizard® features help to sort parenting information by topic, and the tools within these features prompt co-parents to provide complete information promptly. Every entry made by parents is thoroughly documented, and notifications let each parent know when new information has been posted. When co-parents can communicate and share information without miscommunication, they are on the right path towards achieving success in co-parenting and maintaining the well-being of their children.
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