One of the best aspects about sports, training, and learning new skills is they all involve practice, and thus the opportunity to FAIL...repeatedly. As a former college gymnast, I became very used to failing when taking turn after turn, trying to learn a new skill. It can be crazy frustrating until you learn about how to change how you perceive these failures, and what you do about them. When it comes to strength training, it's important not to fear or avoid this failure, understanding that it contributes to making progress and strength gains. In order to really improve, make changes, reach goals, and continue to progress, you have to be so OK & accustom to failing that you welcome it, you embrace it, you expect it, and you get better at it. 

Just to be clear here, I'm not talking about failing on a large scale, like NOT reaching your goals, getting fired, or the "fail" synonymous with face planting, crashing, or viral YouTube blooper compilations. I'm talking about taking turns on a new skill, pushing heavier reps, or attaining a new technical skill that you know is going to take some time to learn. These types of failures are beautiful, they are your currency to improvement, & the path to success is all mental when it comes to failing better. Here are some attributes to look for in assessing your failures.