This article is written by Udemy instructor Emilie Schrevens-Wester and is part of The Entrepreneur Masterclass.
So tell me, who are you? When was the last time you succeeded? When was the last time you failed?
Take a piece of paper and write down what was your latest success in life. For real, do it.
Now that you have written about the recent failure and success, rewind and think of all the failures and successes you had for the last twelve months.
On the bottom of the page, write what your last year goals were.
Now that you wrote down all the things you failed recently, you can understand the importance of writing things down. Writing down a failure gives you the opportunity to analyze it.
Go back to that list of failures, and pick the biggest one. Start answering the following questions. Take your time. The more you write down, the better we can analyze it.
Why did you fail?
Is there anyone that tried to stop you from accomplishing your goals?
Is there any physical object that stopped you from accomplishing your goals?
How did your friends and family react when they realized you failed?
Did you fail on purpose? Were you scared of changement?
What was your motivation to succeed? Where was that motivation when you tried to reach your goals?
Where is that motivation now that you know you failed?
What was your method to reach your goal? What habits did you change?
Why DO YOU THINK it didn’t work?
Now that you have all these questions answered, you can realize the importance of taking the time to write things down and analyze them. Do that for every time you think you need to understand why you failed. It will help you.
When I was studying psychology at university in 2014, I had a crazy teacher. One day, she said :
“Do you know why you’re here? You’re here because this morning, you woke up and that little voice in your head told you to stay in bed, but you didn’t listen, you got up, and went to class. Some people listened to that voice and they’re not here right now, they’re the weak ones”.
We all have that little voice that says “five more minutes” or “I’ll do my homework later”… And learning to not listen to that little voice is the first step to success.
You need to focus on the good things that you hear in your head. Listen to gut feelings but not lazy commands. You might ask “Well, what if I want to skip workout day because I’m tired, is that bad?” “What if I want to play video games because it’s my passion, but it takes a lot of my time”.
Think about the middle choice. You want to skip workout because you had a tiring day? Why not do a little less exercise than usual? That way you won’t be dead tired, and you still did a little bit of sport. You want to finish that game you love so bad? Set a timer or play after you did your work of the day and your chores.
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