5 Motivational Quotes To Help You Deal With Failure

Inspirational quotes to remind you that failure is okay

When you set goals that take longer than planned to achieve, or never fall through at all,  it can be a heavy blow to your drive and self esteem. In a world that sees second place as only the first to lose, it’s easy to doubt your value and self worth when you can’t meet unrealistic standards like always being the best. It’s important that you remember to take failures like a bump in the road and just keep on moving.

To help you out, we’ve gathered some motivational quotes to keep life’s inevitable disappointments in perspective. Share any of the following that resonate with you.

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“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” ― Michael Jordan

A perfect life only exists on expertly curated social media feeds – even movies will tell you nobody has it all. The people who make winning look easy do it despite, and sometimes because of, their failures.

“Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear of failing.” ― J.K. Rowling

Your failures are not an indicator of your value or worth. There are lessons to be gained from each failure and improving yourself is a win every time.

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

Dream big but keep it realistic. Remember that failing doesn’t mean you didn’t try hard enough. It takes more than hard work and good timing to succeed, some things are left to luck.

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou

For better or worse, life keeps on keeping on and so should you. Focus ahead; in a few days, weeks, months or years, the failures of today will be a distant memory.

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” ― Vince Lombardi

Perfection is as boring as it is unrealistic. Having a better version of you to level up to, i.e. growth, is what life is all about. Find purpose in improvement.

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#MentalMatters is a mental health series exploring matters of the mind and promoting conscious living. In this edition, we’re providing motivation to keep pushing past failure.