Women Entrepreneurs: How to Handle Your Fails and Move Forward

Things were moving forward for me in a big way and then all of a sudden IT happened. Out of nowhere those things that were working perfectly, stopped working. Out of nowhere, I started to feel stuck. Out of nowhere, I became weighed down by self-doubt, envy, anxiety, frustration, and fear. I felt like I was falling and failing all at once.

Do you ever feel like this? As an entrepreneur, how do you handle feelings of failure? In the past, I’ve talked about fatigue, fear, taking breaks, and powering through to your best you to unblock your blessings. But what do you do when you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom and nothing is working in your favor. I believe the first thing to do is realize that everything happens for a reason. And sometimes we fall down because there is something down there we are supposed to find.

[ctt template=”1″ link=”8Thv4″ via=”yes” ]Sometimes we fall down because there is something down there we are supposed to find. @sistasense[/ctt]

As an entrepreneur, I accept the fact that failure is inevitable; a natural part of the process. When I fail, I resist the temptation to compare myself to others and call myself a failure. Harsh words are like poison to your progress. Don’t say them, think them or take them to heart. It’s hard not to, but I try not to. When I fail, I get still. I take a good look at everything I am doing in my online business and then write a long list detailing everything that I am NOT doing.

The truth is there is always room for improvement. The truth is as entrepreneurs, sometimes we get too comfortable for our own good. The truth is sometimes there are things that you and I can do to make our businesses better; things that we know actually work, but we don’t do them because we get used to our current results, we get lazy, we procrastinate, we hate on the success of others or fail to see the potential for success within ourselves.

I take my long list of things that I am not currently doing in my business, roll up my sleeves and get to work. I become a start-up student again, hungry for new ideas and improved results. At my low point, a fallen down state, I actually find those things I couldn’t see before. And these are the moments in which my spirit is renewed and I start working towards the next phase in my entrepreneurial journey.

[ctt template=”1″ link=”DxeE4″ via=”yes” ]The only way you can fail at entrepreneurship is if you quit, so don’t quit! @sistasense[/ctt]

Find a quiet space. Really take a good look at what you are doing and honestly identify those things that are missing. Get real. Get uncomfortable. Get still and quiet so you can hear what your next natural step towards success should be.

[ctt template=”1″ link=”RbUy2″ via=”yes” ]Your next level begins, where your comfort level ends. @sistasense[/ctt]

Are you ready to get uncomfortable?

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