1) Tell us about a time this past semester that you failed.
I was so close to getting an A in my math class last semester and studied so hard and ended up failing my final exam and got a B in the class. This was a failure because it was my only B that semester and I really wanted to be on the dean's list for the first time.
2) Tell us what you learned from it.
I learned that even if you try really hard, sometimes it doesn't work out. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't try and do your best, but you need to learn from the mistakes you make to be able to learn and grow with them.
3) Reflect, in general, on what you think about failure.
The way I deal with failure, is accepting it and trying to learn from it if I can and move on. Emotionally its harder but you have to believe in your own willpower and strength. This class has helped me see that you can learn from failure and accept it and move on and see how to avoid it in the future.
Hi Sophia, I went through a similar situation this semester. I was trying so hard to get perfect scores on my exams and studying hard but I was also letting my anxiety escalate way too much. As I was studying so hard I let my anxiety grow so much that I did so poorly on the exams. I learned that my way of studying was not working and I also learned that I needed to learn how to manage my anxiety better. I like your attitude in the second part, "This doesn't mean that you shouldn't try and do your best, but you need to learn from the mistakes you make to be able to learn and grow with them" really resonated with me and think we should all take this into account when we reflect on our failures. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Sophia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your celebration of failure with us! Growing and evolving is so important in the business world. If you stay stagnant, you’ll fall behind. Failure is definitely a learning opportunity like you said! This class has also really helped me acknowledge and accept failure. Failures should teach us to work a little harder and learn a little more. Overall, you did a great job on your blog post!