From the course: Mindfulness Practices
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Be resilient in failure
- One of the toughest moments of my professional career was when I was fired from a job that I'd worked really hard at. At the time, I remember feeling a combination of numbness, anger, disappointment, and confusion. Mostly, I remember feeling shame, because up until then, I had been a very high performer. My mindfulness practice helped me realize that the act of failing did not make me a failure. Failure is part of life, and all of us have experienced big and small failures. Our capacity to be resilient in failure is absolutely essential to our confidence and our success. Resilience helps us step outside our comfort zone and move toward what excites us. Our first impulse when we experience failure is to blame ourselves or blame somebody else. When we focus on blame, we remain stuck in emotions that don't serve us. This prevents us from learning from our failure. I found mindfulness practice to be essential for…
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Accept difficult situations2m 2s
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Practice: Accept difficult situations4m 12s
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Be resilient in failure1m 58s
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Face fear and grow courage1m 45s
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Practice: Face fear5m 12s
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Manage your emotional triggers2m 8s
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Practice: Managing emotional triggers3m 38s
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Remain grounded in change and ambiguity1m 25s
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Practice: Stay grounded in change5m 29s
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Mindful practice in teams2m 47s
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