I realized that there are some things that just happen. You can never be 100% prepared for something. You can prepare yourself 100% to the best of your abilities, but that doesn't mean you will be 100% prepared for the endeavor. I also realized that as much as you think you are at your peak, you can always push yourself a little bit further and do even better than you thought you could.
Failure is essential to success. I think that in order to succeed, you have to fall forward. You can only move forward so much before you need to grow and expand your thinking and abilities. Failure opens your mind up to something you never consider and allows you to grow, learn, and put this newfound knowledge towards yourself and your endeavors. In order to gain success, we must fall down a few times (like the puppy in this picture) to get to where we want to be (also like the puppy in this picture going to the bottom of the stairs). Failure keeps us humble; I believe humility is a strong factor to success. Failure is an opportunity that arises that we never knew we had.
Emily, you're storying about you failing was a really interesting twist on failure! Typically we hear, we failed, there was more we could do, and now we improve. But you accepted the fact that not everything will work out in your favor, even if you try your hardest. You definitely seem to have an external locus of control. I am the opposite. I have a strong internal locus of control so when I fail, I blame myself and think of everything I did that was wrong.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my post on celebrating failure: http://rachelsentrepreneurship.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate to your story because that is how I have felt about my accounting exams this semester. I am happy to see that you didn't let failure put you down, but you rose above it and tried TWICE as hard as it knocked you down. That is something to be so proud of. Your last sentence resonated with me "failure is the opportunity we never knew we had". Thats powerful. Thank you for sharing your story with me! Here is my failure if you want to take a peak:http://entrepreneurshipleslie.blogspot.com/2016/03/celebrating-failure.html
Emily,
ReplyDeleteYour story was very relatable. I struggled with the marketing exams as well, despite studying for days straight. It's a very frustrating feeling when you don't get the grade you'd hoped for. Good for you for not getting discouraged for the next exam and working even harder! That isn't something that many people can do and is definitely a big accomplishment! You can check my post out here: http://amyarnoldent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html