1) My Recent Failure: Once upon a time, I made the mistake of scheduling a 7:30 am class. The class was statistics at Santa Fe College. Even though I did not fail the class, it was practically impossible for me to make it to class on time. The failure that I'm expressing in this post is the failure of time management.
2) What I learned: Well first things first, I realized that 7:30 am classes are not for me. Second, I learned that if I am going to take an early morning class to go to sleep earlier. I used to have the tendency to stay up late. This tendency drained my enthusiasm to arrive at my exciting stats class on time. Last but not least, I learned that if I commit to a class it doesn't matter what time it is, I need to be there. Since the commitment is made, I need to make all things in my life revolve around completing the assignments and getting to class on time, not vice versa.
3) What I Think About Failure: I watch a lot of motivational videos that encourage the embracement of failure. So, even before this class, I have looked at failure as a learning process. Not only do we learn from failure, but I feel as if it brings value to our accomplishments. If we were just given handouts all the time, our appreciation for the obtainment of whatever we desire would be drastically less/faint, generally speaking. This is one of the many reasons why I love working out. There is no better feeling than pushing your body to its limit. Every time you work out and bring your muscles to `failure' which means you cannot lift one more ounce, you are essentially growing. You may not be stronger immediately, but come back to the gym next week and work the same muscle and strength will be gained. I use this as a correlation to everyday life. My workouts have taught me to `trust the process' no matter what it is.
Hey Cayman!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post; it was entertaining and well written but also quite insightful and thoughtful as well. The failure you chose was not only a realistic one that I am sure most people could relate to but also exemplified the type of failure the prompt requested. The lesson you learned also can be applied to many problems. Your reflection on what failure is to you was quite profound I thought and I took a lot away from it. Really great job!
I have never taken a 7:30 because I just know its a setup for my own personal failure I was barely making it to my afternoon stats class just because it as stats. So I definitely can understand a mistake like yours I am glad you got to learn from it and passed the class. I am also glad that you don't let your mistakes destroy you.
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