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Take it in your stride

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Ariadne Thu 28-Jun-12 07:05:59

That is so interesting, Bags. But, while I agree with you that failure is a useful adjunct to keeping you aware and reminding you that you can cope, success builds self esteem, and that's important too. Maybe you need the balance of both? I am trying not to use anecdotes from personal experience here, but suppose I am referring to them implicitly.

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Bags Thu 28-Jun-12 06:48:07

The life skill of taking things in your stride and learning from failure is much under-rated; Bryony Gordon agrees in this amusing but pertinent article

On the other hand, success often breeds success.

I suppose, to be a happy person, you have to be able to deal with both without either tilting the balance for more than a short time.

I'd certainly say that I've learned more through my mistakes than otherwise. To me, it feels as if successes are things you leave behind you, whereas failures travel alongside and remind you of useful things (such as what are your inner strengths) which help you along the way. Have other people found this too?

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