The definition for failure is an
act that does not accomplish its intended purpose. In the book Mindset, it teaches us
that we need to get over these said failures and take from them things we need
to grow and form ourselves as successful people. When you hear the words
failure or fail, I can assume that you automatically think of the subject
negatively, I know I do. It is a subconscious reaction, which is how we were
brought up in society, our fixed mindset. After you fail at something, either
you give up, or you keep trying to reach the goal that you set for yourself for
that task.
Growing
up, I was always taught that failure was a bad thing. My mother always wanted
me to succeed and be “the best that I could be”. She never said that failure
was unacceptable per say, just that I should succeed in all that I do. In school, I learned from the other children
that if I didn’t win at something, I was automatically the loser. I can
honestly say that those young years shaped how I go about things today. More so
in my academic work, then other things, if something is harder to me, I seem to
be more hesitant to start it. This sets me back from others because it takes me
much longer to complete certain tasks. In athletics, I have always been able to
keep up with my competitors. When trying a new sport I always had a gung-ho
attitude, and jumped right into everything. If I “failed” at a sport, it just
made me want to try harder to be better than everyone else out there. I try to
use this mindset with my academic and social work as well, so that I can
accomplish all I set my mind to in those fields. Win or lose, you only can achieve
what you TRY at.
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