It’s Ok to Fail, Then Succeed Later

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to step back and reevaluate before attempting it again.</p><p id="79dc"><a href="https://readmedium.com/i-overcame-one-phobia-whats-next-d718686b4331">My driver’s test isn’t the only thing I have struggled with in life</a>. My medical board exams have also given me a tough time. And just like my driver’s test, I took some time out before making another attempt.</p><p id="9af5">My master’s program gave me headaches. I was battling health challenges while trying to finish my coursework in six months. I had to seek support and make a lot of adjustments to complete the program in due time and one piece.</p><p id="b6ba">There’s something I have observed with things I have struggled with. These battles do not have quick victories. They need some time out for new strategies and new perspectives.</p><p id="f28e"><a href="https://readmedium.com/new-ways-you-should-think-about-failure-47a193398187">Some battles need repeat failures before we win them.</a> So please give yourself a break. Pace yourself. Try onc

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e and then try again. Forget the Joneses. They have their problems.</p><p id="3876" type="7">“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” — Denis Waitley</p><div id="d321" class="link-block"> <a href="https://kokoizuka.medium.com/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>kokoizuka.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*_6HBuq9gov9D9ksD)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker

My to-do list is very long. Yet, I'd rather create one than none. Some tasks take a long time to go off, while some don’t last as long. My driving test has been on my to-do list for as long as I can remember.

A few weeks ago, I went for my written test and missed the passing score by 2 marks. Soon after, I redid the test and missed the pass mark by 1. I was unhappy and told myself I wouldn’t repeat the test too soon again. I felt I needed to step back and reevaluate before attempting it again.

My driver’s test isn’t the only thing I have struggled with in life. My medical board exams have also given me a tough time. And just like my driver’s test, I took some time out before making another attempt.

My master’s program gave me headaches. I was battling health challenges while trying to finish my coursework in six months. I had to seek support and make a lot of adjustments to complete the program in due time and one piece.

There’s something I have observed with things I have struggled with. These battles do not have quick victories. They need some time out for new strategies and new perspectives.

Some battles need repeat failures before we win them. So please give yourself a break. Pace yourself. Try once and then try again. Forget the Joneses. They have their problems.

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” — Denis Waitley