Never Fail The Same Way Twice

 Let me teach you how to fail well.

No, I don't write this so you fail at everything you do, but to increase your confidence as a student of anything.

So, how do I fail well?

1. Fail early. One of the best things you can do as you learn anything is to create a habit of testing your knowledge on a subject matter to see how much you know and, well, how much you don't know. 

It's best to know what you don't know so you can learn it before you are set before an audience to deliver or at an exam, for students in a school setting. Do you understand this? 

So, how do you know what you don't know? Seek and ask questions that can test your knowledge on the subject matter, seek knowledge from people (through their resources) who have experience in that subject matter, and surround yourself with people interested in increasing their knowledge on the same subject. Get into communities, both virtual and physical, where conversations around your interest are being discussed frequently.

Fail early, when the consequences are not dire.

2. Don't fail twice. Never fail anything twice. Whatever you can identify in the past 5 years that you have failed at, ensure you don't ever fail at it or something similar again. You know what? I believe in the power of introspection and asking yourself relevant questions to help you not fail the same way twice and also fail well because, like John C. Maxwell would say, "There is no success without failure and losses." 

Failing twice is bad enough, but failing at failure detection is even worse. This makes it imperative to do a deep-dive and audit the process each time you fail. By so doing, you’ll identify where your efforts/strategy dipped and iterate on alternative actions for a next attempt.

I write for everyone that loves to learn and is a student of anything, but I write especially for teachers, parents, educators, and any individual faced with the responsibility of raising children. 

So my last tip would be: teach your students how to fail well. I hope these tips guide you as you do that!

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