26A – Celebrating Failure

1) Tell us about a time this past semester that you failed -- whether in this class, or outside of this class. Don't spare any details! It'd be even better if there was something you tried several times this semester, and failed each time.

A time that I failed this semester would be when I took my first exam in marketing. It was my first time using smoking notes and I did not fully understand how to study for the class. In preparation for this exam I only read the smokin notes one time and that was it. With that being said, I did not do well on the exam. 

2) Tell us what you learned from it.  

Following the exam asked my friends how they studied for the exam and they said to do the smoking notes, memorize all vocabulary, and complete all of the practice exam. I did one third of that which Is why my first exam didn't go well. With that being said, for exam 2 I did all of the three things I listed above and I aced the second exam. 

3) Reflect, in general, on what you think about failure. Failure is hard, isn't it? It's embarrassing, sure, but it also means that we have to change something about ourselves. Talk about how you handle failure (emotionally, behaviorally). Finally, talk about how this class has changed your perspective on failure -- are you more likely to take a risk now than you were just a few months ago?

Personally, I believe that failure is essential for human development. The best way to learn is to fail. Naturally, our bodies and our mental state tend to shy away from failure but if we face failure head on our body and mind will adapt. It is important to assess your failure and figure out why you went wrong then develop a new plan. Learning from failure is what develops us as humans. If we didn't learn from failure, we would be stuck and never develop. Following this class, I find myself always willing to take risks because ei know that if I fail, I will come out a better person.