{"id":457,"date":"2017-04-13T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/why-failure-is-anything-but"},"modified":"2017-06-22T22:27:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:27:02","slug":"why-failure-is-anything-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/why-failure-is-anything-but","title":{"rendered":"Why Failure Is Anything But&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>By Ettie Stevenson<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Always end up punishing yourself when things don\u2019t go to plan or end up feeling down when you feel like you\u2019re not getting anywhere? Girl, it\u2019s time to rethink that attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Throw on your positive pants and get ready to see that failure is actually anything but.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Think failing creates a knock to your confidence? Rethink it gal.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_25845_77317.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>By failing it shows you\u2019ve actually had the confidence to try something and break out of your comfort zone. You go girl!<\/p>\n<h2>2. Everything happens for a reason.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_23245_66599.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;Yes that saying may be cheesy AF but it\u2019s true. Failure of one thing could be because it just wasn\u2019t meant to be and will set you up for much better things in the future. Think positive!<\/p>\n<h2>3. You appreciate things more<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_12815_86362.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Failure means when you do succeed you\u2019ll actually appreciate it. It\u2019s there to keep us grounded.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Get creative<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_26435_59335.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Think of how many thoughts you have on the reg, the fact that some of them don\u2019t become reality ain\u2019t no biggy. It\u2019s all just part of a process to coming up with most boss a$$ one.<\/p>\n<h2>5. It shows who has your back<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_03070_80080.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The friends that stay with you through all your ups and downs are the ones you NEED in your life. Failure shows you who you can trust no matter what sh*t you\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Use failure as a means to success<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_06155_99019.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Negative vibes lead to more negative vibes. Put a brave face on it and use failure to kick your butt into gear. Make like Rhianna and WERK.<\/p>\n<h2>7. It helps you slay harder<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collage i1\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefix.boohoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/why-failure-is-anything-but_32304_61298.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why Failure Is Anything But...\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;All failures will give you some kind of lesson, they\u2019re there to help you grow and become the ultimate girl boss!<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>GIF source:<\/b> Giphy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ettie Stevenson Always end up punishing yourself when things don\u2019t go to plan or end up feeling down when&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[123,136],"tags":[1097,1487,1098],"class_list":["post-457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-us-2","category-watch-us-2","tag-failure","tag-positivity","tag-slay"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Failure Is Anything But...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Ettie Stevenson Always end up punishing yourself when things don\u2019t go to plan or end up feeling down when you feel like you\u2019re not getting anywhere? 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