Here’s a scenario that might be familiar to you -- you have an exciting goal in mind, you've done your homework, you think you're amply prepared ... but things still just don't work out.
These are the times when you have to be your own best cheerleader. And there are two ways to keep yourself encouraged.
Number one: Learn from what happened. Know that this lost opportunity just set you up to take advantage of the next one. Realize that you can make the necessary alterations next time. Instead of dwelling on the mistakes, simply acknowledge them and learn from them.
Number two: Remind yourself that you're bound to get better. Don't get down on yourself. Don't beat yourself up. It's the next opportunity that matters, not the last one.
You need to encourage yourself and be your own cheerleader. Why? Because you can't wait and hope that someone else will come along and cheer you up. You have to rely on yourself, and have the inner belief that everything you're doing, you're doing for a positive outcome in the future.
There's an old cowboy saying, "Fall off a horse seven times and you're a real cowboy." If you fall off a horse, get right back on. If you fall off track, get right back on. If you fall away from your disciplines, get right back to them. If you fall out of habit, get back into the habit.