What do you do if your confidence and motivation as a leader waver after failure?

First of all, it's normal for a person to feel demotivated after failure. Give yourself time to process this emotion and acknowledge that it was challenging. Once you have moved past this hurdle, then reflect on the following questions - What was the learning from this experience? What did I do well and what can I try differently next time? How will this learning help me in my next attempt? How can I not judge myself for this failure? Who can support me to overcome this scenario? Failures are the ladder of success. Remember that the spider fell many times while weaving the web. Will it stop next time?

Feeling down and losing confidence after failure is something we all have experienced so no big deal. Depending on your personality the impact of failures may differ and recovery too. So to start with maybe take a deep breath and ask yourself , How does this failure impact me ? What is my reaction telling me about myself ? What do I feel like doing right now? Based on the answers , you need to define your future goals that include how you will handle potential failure as a human and as a leader. Then start preparing an action plan like now/next/later road-map of all the steps/actions you will take to achieve these goals. Remember , tough times do not last , tough people do !

If your confidence and motivation as a leader falter after failure, reflect on the experience, learn from it, seek support, set achievable goals, focus on strengths, take action, stay resilient, cultivate positivity, and embrace continuous learning and growth.

Failure is critical to success. Resilience is critical to overcoming failure. In every failure, the key is learning so that we can adapt and move forward to try again... and again until we finally are victorious. To build resilience, we must ensure we are practicing self-care so that we can maintain a positive outlook and have the motivation to keep going when it would otherwise be easy to give up.

Resilience is key to success, we only have to look at some of the most successful people such as J.K. Rowling, she faced rejection from multiple publishers before finally securing a book deal. She overcame financial struggles and personal setbacks to become one of the best-selling authors of all time. Never give up.

"Be a goldfish" - Ted Lasso It's ok to remember the lesson from failure. Then be like a goldfish (short memories) and forget the sting of the failure so you can get back to doing good work. Living in the failure leads to a lack of confidence. Take care of yourself and get back in the game. You won't get your confidence back sitting on the sidelines.

Humans can be our own worst critic. “Misteps” occur in life and leadership. Before considering an outcome a “failure” it’s important to identify what specifically occurred. Once identified, consider a different word to accurately describe the outcome. The words you use and the feelings you have within your core, can make or break you. Self analysis of what could have been done differently to yield the results you wanted is an opportunity from which to learn. Failure may not be an accurate description. Understanding that personal and professional development are ongoing processes can become the catalyst to boost confidence and motivation.