Sit With the Setback and Learn

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Published: 27 Jul 2026 › Updated: 27 Jul 2026 Sit With the Setback and Learn

Sit With the Setback and Learn

Rushing past disappointment feels safer than sitting inside it. That is why we try to ignore our failures and rush straight into the next project, so we never have to feel the sting of coming up short.

Pasar de largo la decepción se siente más seguro que quedarte dentro de ella. Es por eso que ignoramos nuestros fracasos y nos lanzamos de inmediato al siguiente proyecto y así no tener que sentir el golpe de quedarte corto.

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When my daughter cried after that disappointing swimming class, we did not rush her past it, we let her feel it, and that pause is what gave her the clarity to decide she wanted to try again.

Cuando mi hija lloró después de esa clase de natación que la decepcionó, no la apuramos para que lo dejara atrás, la dejamos sentirlo, y esa pausa fue lo que le dio la claridad para decidir que quería intentarlo de nuevo.

That is why I remind myself and my clients, whenever the urge to rush past pain shows up, that every setback you skip past is a lesson you never learn. So sit with the disappointment long enough to let it teach you something, before you move on to the next attempt.

Por eso me recuerdo a mí mismo y a mis clientes, cada vez que aparece el impulso de pasar de largo el dolor, que cada tropiezo que te saltas es una lección que nunca aprendes. Así que quédate con la decepción el tiempo suficiente para que te enseñe algo, antes de pasar al siguiente intento.

So here is a question for you, what recent setback are you rushing past instead of learning from?

Así que aquí va una pregunta para ti, ¿qué tropiezo reciente estás pasando de largo en lugar de aprender de él?

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