The main failure that keeps nagging at me this
past semester has been my grades on my Marketing exams so far. Technically I
have not been failing them but my grades on the exams have been nowhere near my
expectations. It is especially disappointing because for these exams I studied
harder than I ever had before. The biggest blow to me was studying twice as
hard for the second of three exams and seeing a grade similar to the first
exam.
From the first exam I learned to kick myself
into an even higher gear when studying for the exams. I also learned that my
expectations for these exams were off. I listened to friends who recently took
the course and suggested to me that the exams were easy. I have taken away from
my failure that I have to work even harder. I need to study a couple more
hours, take one or two more practice exams, and go see a TA a couple of times
leading up to the exam.
Failure is something that is hard to deal with
but it is also something that is easy to get trapped in. Two years ago I
handled failure a lot worse than I do now. I used to at first get really mad
then I would get emotionally disappointed in myself. Now, I look at failure as
something that is necessary and that helps me grow. I do think I am more likely
to take a risk after being enrolled in this class.
lol, love the picture.
ReplyDeleteRemember when that was all over the internet. Poor fella.
But what happened after that? he realized his mistake, apologized, then moved forward. didn't let it affect him for too long because he took what he could leran from it and moved foreward. No point in reminiscing in the past when there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. Learn form it and move on.
Loved your post. thank you for the excellent read.
Preston
http://prestonkirkpatrick.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Hey, Mason! Our failures were pretty similar. I also didn't do well in a class (to the point where I had to drop it). Like Preston said in his comment, it's a good thing to learn from your mistakes and failures and move on and that you cannot change the past. It seems like you definitely realize that, especially since you worked even harder after your first exam. Nicely done! Here is the link to my post of you would like to check it out: http://nika-uf-ent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
ReplyDeleteHey Mason!
ReplyDeleteWeird, I feel like I am reading my own post. Last year, I too took Marketing and went into the class with the same mindset. I honestly thought I was going to have to retake the course. I was so mad at myself for doing so bad when everyone said it wasn't that bad. Growing up I struggled with failure too. I would get so disappointed in myself. It was hard to bounce back and try again. I have realized now that it is an important part of life and success too. Great read! Thanks for sharing!! I can totally relate to literally everything in this post. Feel free to check out my post: http://ent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html