Be ambitious, but also make sure to set accomplishable goals and slowly level up those standards before getting in over your head.

Failure is relative, and yet our idea of it is highly influenced by the perception of other people’s achievements—especially those who we consider (or once considered) our creative peers. To avoid falling into the trap of judging your own achievements against others’, honor your individuality at a microscopic level.

In order to reconsider what it means to “fail,” what follows is a set of tactics you can use to try to renegotiate your relationship with failure.