Mikaela Shiffrin's confidence appears to be shaken. If it can happen to her, a three-time Olympic medalist, it can happen to anyone.
The U.S. alpine skier's back-to-back disqualifications at the 2022 Winter Olympics left the sports world in shock this week after Shiffrin failed to finish two of her signature events. In an emotional interview following her second disqualification>Remember: Everyone has setbacks
Whether you're a record-breaking athlete or an everyday person trying to get ahead in your career, setbacks are inevitable. You have to learn how to handle failure.
"No>Think about past successes
Even in the sting of the moment, where it can be hard to give yourself credit, try to find a moment to reflect>'Grieve the loss'
In our culture, people tend to ignore their emotions in light of failure, Grayson Riegel said, and instead people might push past it and bury how they feel.
But it's important, she adds, that Shiffrin and anyone else facing failure will "let yourself grieve the loss" and "acknowledge your feelings in the moment."
As hard as it may be to hear Shiffrin doubt herself, perhaps the skier's acknowledgment of her own frustration was exactly what she needed to begin the process of moving on.
"The fact that I'm frustrated, angry, sad, disappointed, it is reminding me that there was something important to me that I cared about that I wasn't able to accomplish, and that's really important information," Grayson Riegel adds.
"Think about what didn't work, and which of those are within my power to change, then I would think about what it is that I need to move forward," Grayson Riegel says. "Is it time, money, energy, other people, encouragement, instruction? Get really clear about what I need to move forward."
