Smile at Your Failures

Pulkit Sharma - Clinical Psychologist & Author

Failures hurt us badly. They often bring self-doubt, disappointment and negative thoughts such as, “I can't do this,” “I'll fail again,” or “What's the point of trying?”  But our perception of failure is extremely flawed. In this excerpt from a 2017 talk, Pulkit Sharma, Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalytic Therapist, Spiritual Counselor & Author, explores the psychology of failure, resilience and bouncing back.   He explains why failure is not necessarily the end but can be an integral part of the journey towards growth and success.  If you are struggling with failure, self-doubt, fear of failure or feeling discouraged after a setback, this video offers an interesting psychological perspective on how to develop resilience and keep moving forward. Watch, reflect and learn to smile at your failures.  About Pulkit Sharma Pulkit Sharma is a Clinical Psychologist, Psychoanalytic Therapist, Spiritual Counselor, Columnist and Author based in Pondicherry, India, with over two decades of experience in mental health, psychotherapy and spiritual counseling.  #failure #psychology #selfdoubt #pulkitsharma #mindset

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00:00Smile at your failures.

00:01When you have a failure, feel happy.

00:04Feel happy and say, thank God I have failed.

00:06I have failed, I have tried,

00:09and I know where I am going and I have tried even better this time.

00:16So learn to smile at your failures.

00:19If you have a failure, that's not a big deal.

00:22I have tried, I still try.

00:23So whenever you go backwards, it is natural to fail,

00:29it is natural to go back and forth.

00:31I will keep my goals in my mind

00:35and I will keep on trying repeatedly.

00:38That thing is very important.

00:40Think of the failure not as the end,

00:42but as an integral part of the journey.

00:45You will see that in your mind

00:48there are some negative feelings

00:50or voices that you will say

00:51that you can't do anything with me.

00:56You will see that in your mind,

00:59you can even try and try and try again.

00:59I will try again and try again.

01:01You can be so strong or weak.

01:03You can say you can try and try.

01:06You cannot do anything with me.

01:13You can try and try again.

01:22You cannot do anything with me.

01:25it is expected, it is natural to fail and I know what my goals are and I will work hard,

01:37I will keep on trying until I succeed and just tell these voices that you don't have

01:44to be here, you are false, you are basically giving me a false message.

01:47The true message is that it is normal to fail and we will try and keep on trying and fail.

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