We all have to experience disappointment but this is something that I struggle overcoming. I really do understand that all of our hopes and dreams will not come true. No matter how much we work for something, how much effort we put into something, we still may obtain the desired results.
This is a crushing feeling. A feeling that is not easy to get over. How quickly we get over these feelings often depends on how badly we wanted to reach our goal. The feelings are heartbreaking at times.
Disappointments are in our lives to help us with perspectives it means that we need to readjust our thinking, expectations, and goals.
The challenge is- the feelings of disappointment are real and may last for a long time. So here are 2 things you can do to help you on your road to recovery.
1- acknowledge that you are disappointed and focus on what exactly it is you are disappointed about. Did you really want a job that you didn't get? Is it this job specifically you wanted or is the pain of disappointment because you just wanted a job? Know explicitly what you are disappointed about and you will be able to get over it more quickly.
2 - once you know exactly what you are disappointed about focus on ways to get to that goal via a different pathway or readjust your perspective of success. If this is something you really wanted - say a specific job then are there other ways you can get a job similar to this one? Can you reach your goal in a different way? What are the lessons you have learned from this disappointment? Sometimes we experience disappointment because we feel like a failure if we do not achieve our goal/dream. This does not make you a failure you are still a success you just have to alter your understanding of the word success.
The key is to not give up on YOU! You can give up on the dream/goal/hope but don't give up on you! Stop being disappointed in YOU and know you did the best you could - that goal/dream was not meant to be at this very moment - you need to learn things first or change the direction you are going.
This is a crushing feeling. A feeling that is not easy to get over. How quickly we get over these feelings often depends on how badly we wanted to reach our goal. The feelings are heartbreaking at times.
Disappointments are in our lives to help us with perspectives it means that we need to readjust our thinking, expectations, and goals.
The challenge is- the feelings of disappointment are real and may last for a long time. So here are 2 things you can do to help you on your road to recovery.
1- acknowledge that you are disappointed and focus on what exactly it is you are disappointed about. Did you really want a job that you didn't get? Is it this job specifically you wanted or is the pain of disappointment because you just wanted a job? Know explicitly what you are disappointed about and you will be able to get over it more quickly.
2 - once you know exactly what you are disappointed about focus on ways to get to that goal via a different pathway or readjust your perspective of success. If this is something you really wanted - say a specific job then are there other ways you can get a job similar to this one? Can you reach your goal in a different way? What are the lessons you have learned from this disappointment? Sometimes we experience disappointment because we feel like a failure if we do not achieve our goal/dream. This does not make you a failure you are still a success you just have to alter your understanding of the word success.
The key is to not give up on YOU! You can give up on the dream/goal/hope but don't give up on you! Stop being disappointed in YOU and know you did the best you could - that goal/dream was not meant to be at this very moment - you need to learn things first or change the direction you are going.
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