What to do if you fail

2026-01-12 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:01 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Mindset, motivation and happiness · mode: Answering questions

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Setbacks are part of the process; resetting expectations for a goal

• ★★ When people struggle with setbacks on the way to a goal, Ali usually finds a mismatch between how easy they expected it to be and how difficult it actually is. — 00:00:29
• ★★★ To cope with setbacks in reaching a goal, Ali advises assuming any goal will take twice as long as you think and be two to three times harder, so that expectations match reality. — 00:00:29

Threads in this video

• refine · How do you deal with rejection and failure? — To cope with setbacks in reaching a goal, Ali advises assuming any goal will take twice as long as you think and be two to three times harder, so that expectations match reality. (00:00:29)

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