Failure, it seems to knock at my door everyday. Throughout the course of the year I’ve been looking for a job in Germany, so I could move back there, and live close to my girlfriend. Cute story right? Not really. No one wants to give me a chance. Recently I applied for a position with an internet company and thought for sure I’m getting the job. What happened today? I didn’t get it. Immediately I thought I’m going to give up. This whole struggle is pointless, what am I doing?

How Not To Give Up
I had to write this post just to remind myself that I should not give up. Rather I can keep going and succeed.

1. Look for new ideas and opportunities
Even though one idea didn’t work out. Maybe there are other opportunities that I didn’t see because I was so focused on only one. If I just give up, I close off all my future possibilities.

2. Trial and Error
If you fail the first time, analyze what you did and what you did right. Learn from your mistakes and fix them so the next time you try the next attempt, you are more successful. If you give up, you leave yourself no chance to improve.

3. Ask yourself questions
When I fail, I have to ask myself what did I do wrong. Why didn’t I get that job and what can I do to get the job? I ask myself after I get rejected: Was there something wrong with my application? Maybe there is a reason I was not qualified. Maybe I am applying for the wrong kind of jobs altogether? If you give up, you lose the opportunity to try again.

Past Failures
Before you give up, think about these other examples of not giving up. Thomas Edison tried to invent the light bulb over 9999 times. Colonel Sanders was rejected over 1000 times before someone bought his famous chicken recipe. What if they gave up?

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