1. Earlier this semester, I had a midterm exam that counted for a large portion of my final grade in another class. I had studied for several hours each day for the entire week leading up to it, and I felt very confident going into the test. I thought I crushed the test, and I felt very good leaving the exam as well. Unfortunately I did not do well on the exam, and it significantly affected my overall grade.
2. From this failure, I knew I had to recover as quickly as possible, performing well on the following assignments to make up the ground I lost. Since then, I have done everything to raise my grade, and have steadily recovered. I learned that failure isn't permanent, and that it isn't the end of the world. There's no reason to give up after one roadblock.
3. Failure hurts. It can be a major setback on any plans you have. I tend to handle failure by avoiding any fallout from the failure, and moving on to the next step. This is probably unhealthy because I do not spend time reflecting on what just happened. This class has not changed how I view Failure in any major ways, although it was interesting to learn how entrepreneurs handle failure in different ways.
Hi Greg,
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you felt, believe me, I’ve been “betrayed” by my grades several times myself. Although life sometimes doesn’t turn out as you’ve expected and you feel like you deserve way more credit for your effort than what you actually got, I guess it all depends on how you react to these situations. You can dust yourself off and get up, or you can fall into a pit of misery. I’m glad you’ve recovered your grades and learned a valuable lesson from your experience.
Hi Greg,
ReplyDeleteYour failure scenario contained many correlations to my own failure story. At least you felt good before the exam came around, I unfortunately knew i was unprepared when going into my exam 2. The worst part of all is that i got a 100 on the first exam, so my failure on exam 2 was clearly due to my lack of preparation. Good luck on you finals!
Greg.
ReplyDeleteYour failure is something I, and I am sure many others in this class can relate to. It is a terrible feeling to feel disappointed especially after you studied so hard. I experienced a similar situation with another class I am in. I think your mentality on focusing on recovering instead of getting frustrated or stressed out is great.