1) I would say that one time during this semester would be during some homework assignments for one of my finance classes. There are specific homework assignments that we have to do that are of more difficulty where the professor pushes us to do everything on our own. The very first one that we had was a huge challenge for me and it took me a while to try to figure it out. I would say that this would be one of my bigger failures throughout this semester for the fact that it took me a few tries to get this finance assignment down. I tried over and over again to understand the concepts of the assignment and failed time and time again.
2) From this assignment, I learned not to give up and to keep trying. Although it took me multiple times to get the assignment down, I did not stop trying and learned from my mistakes. Trial and error was a big part of the assignment and eventually it got me to where I needed to be. The professor was willing to help out, but also pushed us and did not give us too much information so that we could try and figure it out on our own. This eventually helped in the long run because it helped us develop our problem solving skills and allowed us to do our own research.
3) Personally, I think failure is necessary. If someone does not know the feeling of failure and what it means, then success will not be as fulfilling. Failure allows people to learn from their mistakes and correct any flaws that they have. For me, I use failure as an opportunity to better myself. I look at what I did wrong and see what I can do to correct it so that I do not make the same mistake in the future. I view failure as a positive thing for the most part. This class has definitely helped with me perspective on failure as well. I am more willing to take on risk due to the fact that some of the lessons in this class teach us that failure is necessary in order to be successful because it teaches you what not to do.
Hi Myles,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a good job with your celebrating failure post and gave a good example of a time you failed, and how you learned from it. Similarly to you, I wrote about failing at something in one of my finance classes and how I was not nearly prepared enough for the fist exam. I also understand where you are coming from as the assignments in my finance class take forever and usually multiple attempts before successfully completing it. This taught me to keep trying as I learned that I will eventually figure out the assignment and understand the material after likely multiple attempts.