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Why do I always fail even when I try my hardest?

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Last Updated: 05/27/2022 at 2:42pm
Why do I always fail even when I try my hardest?
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Anonymous
April 5th, 2018 3:57pm
from my personal experience I always fall when I try my hardest is simply because I don't have the moral and spiritual support. That is simply because we go through a lot of pain and suffering in our own lives but it's so hard to truly trust anybody especially when we need them the most there are no longer there
Anonymous
April 6th, 2018 4:01am
What one may perceive as failure may not always be failure. It may only be a failure in a single perspective. Try viewing these unsatisfactory things from a different angle. A paradigm can always be shifted to see the light in the darkness.
Anonymous
April 12th, 2018 3:08am
Thomas Edison's teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps."
OscarWilde99
April 13th, 2018 3:06pm
Sometimes, things cannot be avoided. The most important thing is that you tried your hardest and and that you acknowledge that you tried your hardest, rather than feeling bad.
thelittleprinces
April 14th, 2018 3:15pm
You are human. You will fail at times. Failure is not your judge. It is your teacher. You are important and I'm proud of you.
Anonymous
April 14th, 2018 11:28pm
Because it is meant to lead you to greater things. Please, be patient with yourself and keep on trying. If you're going through hell, keep going. http://thepoweryogatribe.com/bad-luck-good-luck-who-knows/
Anonymous
April 25th, 2018 4:30am
Something may not be going right. You may not be working hard the way that is necessary to achieve your goals. I remember when I was in grade school I was told repetition is key. And so throughout for quite some time in Elementary school, I would be pushed to do repetition for hours at a time. It was not a success. I believed that was the capacity of my ability. I then decided to take a different approach. I started rehearsing content in an imaginary classroom every day. I did much better since. The moral of the story is, you may be approaching it to the wrong way. Or you may be setting conditions that you know you will fail in. The key is, start small and you will succeed when you least expect it. You have to do things you can push yourself hard enough to succeed in. Don't give yourself something too out of your league and decide that you've "failed". To fail in something can mean you aren't approaching it the way you really should.
OneMomentInHerPresence
April 28th, 2018 4:07pm
We all mess up sometimes, but don’t think of it as failure. You tried your hardest and that is a success within itself. Just keep trying. Remember, you never fail until you let it stop you. Just keep on trying. You got this.
Anonymous
April 28th, 2018 6:51pm
It's not called failing when you've tried your hardest :) If you really believe that you failed, think about what went wrong and try again
BraveyHeart
May 3rd, 2018 2:59am
Failing is nothing to be shy because every time you fail you learn a valuable lesson which you cannot learn if you win.Don't forget even the most successful and famous people i the world have failed miserably at least once in their life time.Its just what we hear and see is only their success stories not stories about their failure.So we start to believe we need to be successful in our first attempt.For example do you know how many times did the America's greatest inventor Thomas Alva Edison has failed when he invent light bulb? 1000 unsuccessful times to be exact.When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps." So the failure is in accepting that you have failed and giving up on it.what is need to be done is learning lessons from failures and finding new ways to do your task and keep going till you become successful.Good luck :)
Anonymous
May 3rd, 2018 6:44pm
Don’t think of it as failing think of it as another step to a great success ..think of what you did well rather than how you failed
GlowingDreamer15
May 5th, 2018 9:54pm
Maybe you are giving yourself goals that are to big to be achieved the way you want. I'm pretty sure you can achieve things and that you're not always failing. Set small goals, take one step at a time and stay safe!
Anonymous
May 10th, 2018 7:33am
It's not a bad thing to fail. Sometimes failure teaches us lessons in life and helps us to be wise. You may have tried your hardest, but you can try again until you succeed.
Anonymous
June 13th, 2018 7:59am
failing is part of life. failure makes us stronger. i've failed more times than i can count but i got better and was successful. understand that you're failing not just cause your trying too much but because you're learning you can't always be successful and win them all. but learn failure helps you more then being successful because it teaches you.
Smilelikethis15
June 15th, 2018 7:41pm
Its not about the quantity of time you spend on something its about the quality. Maybe change your study method and do short intervals
Anonymous
June 21st, 2018 12:57am
I would challenge several words in that question. First of all, do you always fail? Using such a definitive word is a sign of a distorted thought. (Distorted thoughts are ones that do not really line up with reality and are fairly common.) For example, I am sure there was ONE time you did not fail. This is black and white thinking. However, some times you will fail even when you try your hardest. That is okay. It is the trying that matters.
AverageJoe1989
June 21st, 2018 1:54am
Sometimes it happens, to say "always" doesn't seem accurate. Maybe try setting different goals or tasks that are more realistic to accomplish for you. everyone is good at something, sometimes you have to keep searching for that something.
carefreeComfort43
June 27th, 2018 2:44am
It is normal. Nothing of our own faults, sometimes we fall sometimes we rise, what's important is to realize that we tried our best so there was nothing we had ever lacked in for. You're enough
Anonymous
June 27th, 2018 6:56pm
There are certain things we are naturally good at, and there are things that we have to work a little harder to achieve. Just because you fail at something does not mean you will never succeed in it. Your strength of character is determined by your resilience. That being said, it is just as important to work smart. Be strategic and set clear, achievable goals. Be realistic enough to know what you are currently capable of, and optimistic enough to understand that you can build on it to achieve whatever it is you want. The most successful people in the world are usually the ones who fail a hundred times, but stand up a hundred and one times. You're no different. You've got this!
ArrowRead123
July 7th, 2018 5:01pm
Sometimes things don’t workout the way we want them to. This may be very discouraging but remember that this is just another experience that you can learn from that will increase your wisdom and will strengthen you. just keep pushing and working towards what you love cause this may just be another obstacle worth overcoming!
AmethystUnicorn
July 8th, 2018 3:28am
People are not perfect, so it's hard to get it right all the time. Start to notice and celebrate the small victories!
Anonymous
July 16th, 2018 7:49pm
I promise you, you don’t. This is something that is all in your head. Your a smart, amazing human who many people can’t live without.
CaringFriendly
July 22nd, 2018 7:28pm
I feel that my personal experience regarding failure is that it is when I've failed and failed again and feel as though failure is all I'm able to achieve that I truly learn in that moment that failure is a life lesson for us to grow personally. Each time I fail I learn about that experience and learn new ways of overcoming it so that next time I'm better equipped with how to deal with it, even if I fail again, there is no failure in trying. Sometimes failing can teach us a lot about ourselves, I try to view it that failure is necessary to grow
Dlinepop
July 25th, 2018 2:50pm
Always believe in yourself. Keep motivating yourself everyday in order to achieve it. Don't let anything negative get through your mind.
Anonymous
July 26th, 2018 12:34am
Because falling is a part of life and learning experiences. They always happen no matter how hard you try since you cannot definitely control the outcome.
Diya83
July 26th, 2018 6:00pm
Maybe you lack motivation so even when you’re trying you know that you don’t need want to do it, or it’s just not something you’re good at. Some people aren’t good at writing at all but are amazing at woodwork or product design. You just need to find things that you are good at
Anonymous
July 27th, 2018 5:08am
i honor your feelings- all feelings are valid. i know i feel that way sometimes so i empathize. But no-one can fail all the time! Just like no-one can succeed all the time... When i feel this way, i try to: - think about or write list of all the things that i did well today- it can be as small as making it out of bed to trying your hardest today even though you might feel like aren't a success. -i find that i minimize the things that i did well and focus on the things that i feel i "failed." But what is a failure if not a learning experience. i know that sounds cliche- but when you have failure-tinted glasses on then one only sees failure.... and that is simply not true! Another thing that may help is making your goals more realistic, taking smaller steps, or taking a break when over-whelmed by thoughts of failure. Just the fact that you reached out and asked this question makes you a success my friend. Be kind to yourself. You are precious. #biglove
RumpleSteeleSkin
July 28th, 2018 6:30pm
I am not sure why you try very hard in life, but yet "fall" or things happen. Sometimes it's just things we do and don't see it. Or the people we hand around with. Our choices maybe. It is very different for everyone on this. I like to share, continue doing your best in life, chin up! Also forgive yourself when you fall as you brush yourself off and start again
TheCreative1One
July 29th, 2018 3:35am
Every single day, you are a human, and just like many people you make mistakes. But you also make victories, few, or small, they are important to recognize. Reminding yourself of the small good deeds you do will help you move forward, to make you a more optamistic person! Rememeber to reward yourself for making the right decision, that will encourage you to do it again! Keep moving forward, and dont give up. I believe in you!
Anonymous
August 2nd, 2018 3:00am
When you start a project or anything you put your all but at the same time you believe you will fail which in return makes you criticise everything that you do which brings failure.