Celebrating Failure

This week's post is a celebration of failure.  The example I have chosen to examine is from this semester.  However, it is from a different class.  There is a group project in my international business class, and it lasts the length of the semester.  We had 3 practice rounds at the beginning of the semester.  My team and I felt very confident going into the first practice round.  We had our product's specifications and finances completely figured out... Or so we thought.  After the results were published, we found ourselves in dead last, and it wasn't even close.  From that last place start, I learned not to get too overconfident.  My team made lots of adjustments, and when the real round rolled around, we did much better!  Personally, I hate failure.  I think that I hate losing more than I enjoy winning.  However, I am trying to get better at taking my failures and learning from them.  Failure can actually be an incredibly useful tool.  But you have to approach it with the proper mindset of bettering yourself.  Otherwise, failure can eat you alive and bring you down.  This class has taught me not to be afraid of failure.  There have been many assignments that I really did not want to do.  I felt uncomfortable doing them, and I almost just wanted to skip it and move on.  However, I pushed myself to do everything, and I think I am better for it.

Fail Early, Fail Fast, Fail Often.  by Aaron Davis.  https://flic.kr/p/r4Y3pr