It's sad how the average life-spam of a clan is like 2 weeks. I think it's important for the leaders to be dedicated and to stop believing that a loss is something which can be used as an excuse to disband, because that's not how competitive play works. This is why the Clan Leaderboards are something good, they teach people that a loss can always be overcome.
Oviously you want to be good, but this can't possibly be a standard. Not all players were good when they first started did they? Well neither are some clans.