Learning How To <br />Lose Gracefully , Could Change Your Life.<br />None of us want to lose, .<br />and failure can be painful.<br />NPR reports you can transform your life by getting better at losing. Here's how:.<br />Get Disappointed.<br />As adults, we're expected to be able to deal with adverse situations in socially acceptable ways.<br />But we still feel angry, and we still feel sad.<br />Experts say a common trait among <br />sore losers is an unwillingness to <br />"take ownership of their own fallibility.".<br />To avoid being a sore loser, practice the core components of self-compassion, mindfulness, human commonality and self-kindness.<br />Perspective.<br />After a loss, it's difficult to separate <br />your bruised ego from reality.<br />Experts say before you start <br />criticizing yourself, pause and consider this: <br />When was the last time you <br />noticed someone else's mistake?.<br />I like to remind my clients, <br />and sometimes myself, <br />that probably about 90 percent <br />of everything everybody does is about them and not about us. , Dr. Adia Gooden, licensed clinical psychologist, via NPR.<br />People are not talking <br />for days and being like, <br />Oh my gosh, can you believe they had a typo on slide three? , Dr. Adia Gooden, licensed clinical psychologist, via NPR.<br />We All Lose, <br />That's Okay.<br />Remember losing is often unavoidable.<br />Approach the situation <br />with honesty and humility.<br />Experts say losing is "an experience <br />that is as universal as it gets." .<br />Don't let an "L" hold you back from greatness.<br />The great losers are the people who are able to recognize that a loss is <br />just one step in a process. , Sam Weinman, author and sports journalist, via NPR
