When we miss hitting our goals our first tendency is to stop and fret over the failure that we experienced. Even though that is a common reaction it does not have to be a lasting condition. Here are three keys to moving beyond the paralyzing effects of failure.

1 - Get over it. You tried and failed. It is no big deal. Everyone fails from time to time. The best hitters in baseball also strike out the most. The best prolific quarterbacks have some of the highest interception numbers as well. Michael Jordan once said, "I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot... and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

2 - Get up. The only time failure is permanent is when you quit. When you refuse to ever try again you sentence yourself to being a failure for the rest of your life. If you have missed your goal reset it and go after it again. Take the lessons that you learned and use them to improve your approach. When you learn from your failures you actually get stronger. In order to eventually experience success you simply need to get up one more time than you got knocked down.

3 - Get Going. Don't allow the negatives associated with the failure grow in stature within your mind. Be anxious to give it a another try. Take action using the lessons that you learned from previous failures. Get going again so that you can put that new-found experience to good use. Use this knowledge to hit your goals faster.

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From Anthony D. Carter - a leading expert on goal setting.