I am taking a Writing Fundamentals class this semester and the first part of the class was all about grammar rules. I thought I knew grammar pretty well because I always seemed to do very well on writing assignments. However, this section of the class turned out to be really hard for me and I failed a few quizzes about certain grammar rules.
2) Tell us what you learned from it.
I was really hard on myself about this and started to feel like I was a really bad writer, which is kind of bad since my major is Journalism. But I did learn that I should pay more attention to the mechanics behind my writing and that I should ALWAYS proofread everything. I also learned that just because some grammar rules are a little difficult, that doesn't mean I am a bad writer and I shouldn't be so hard on myself.
3) Reflect, in general, on what you think about failure.
Failure is essential to success. If you don't find out what doesn't work, then how will you ever find out what does? I tend to be a little hard on myself whenever I experience failure. I immediately start blaming myself and think "why can't I do this right?" However, I should really be thinking "how can I do it better next time?" This class hasn't changed my perspective on failure a whole lot, but I have realized that I need to be better at searching for other opportunities to improve what hasn't worked before. I do think I am a little more likely to take a risk now than I was four months ago, and I hope to continue expanding my horizons and looking for better opportunities.
It is really hard when facing failure when it isn’t an easy fix. I had an issue similar to yours where I failed to keep up as well as I could have with material. Once you fall behind it can be a real pain to try to catch up. I think your perspective for how you think about failure is great, it is a lot more positive than mine.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to my Celebrating Failure blog post: http://ent3003blog.blogspot.com/2016/03/celebrating-failure-week-thirteen.html
Hey Morgan,
ReplyDeleteI think you had quite the epiphany about your writing class. I went through something similar in my career which made me question how effective I was in my role. Like you, I found that I needed to approach the situations differently and continue to learn and grow from the failure. I really loved your post. If you'd like to check out my post on my failure, my blog is http://entreprenue-whaaat.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html.
Hi Morgan,
ReplyDeleteI really like your realization that you need to be better at searching for other opportunities to improve what hasn’t worked before. That really struck a chord with me. I have failed all over the place, sometimes I try again and sometimes I don’t. I could definitely be better at searching for other opportunities as well. That is a great insight. It sounds like the writing fundamentals course has been difficult. I can only imagine the issues I am going to have with it. I wish you the best of luck, check out how I celebrate failure at:http://melbufent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/melb-celebrating-failure.html