Thursday, November 21, 2019
26A, Celebrating Failure
Some students may feel that the assignments for this class will be easy. I would agree. However, just because they are easy does not mean that they should be overlooked or underestimated. First of all, the class will give you what you want to get out of it. Secondly, the assignments are indeed easy to complete, however, many of them require a decent amount of time to complete. Thirdly, while the assignments are not difficult, there are quite a few, which require you to be organized and fully focused. And thus comes my failure.
My goal was to get an A in this class. Therefore, I have been completing all tasks, watching all the lectures, and taking all the cupcakes. Everything was going great until last week when I only completed two blogs instead of three. I became complacent and was on cruise control. I only completed two blogs as this was the standard for the course up until this point. I failed to check the due dates of each assignment listed on Canvas and ultimately missed an assignment. Ugh!
I learned I need to remain focused on all the small details even when I am overwhelmed.
This was a difficult failure, but it was a reality check to remind me to pay attention to the small print. Failure doesn't negatively affect my attitude. I will take it and learn from it. And to answer the last question, yes, I am most definitely more willing to take calculated risks even if there is a potential for failure.
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Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteI complete agree with your discussion post; many people take this class because they think it is easy and underestimate the coursework of the class. Like you mentioned, I also agree that although the work can be easy, this class should not be underestimated as it can be beneficial in many ways. This class is not meant to be difficult, but to teach us the importance of entrepreneurship. I personally feel like I can utilize the skills I learned in this class to start my own business one day. Overall, great post.
Hey Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteLike you, I too almost missed the last assignment because I was used to there bring only two per week. I would say that you’re doing an honest job at taking responsibility and realizing what you need to do to not make the same mistake again. This is a quality in work people lack, where they try to throw the blame at something else and not their own failures. Like you I don’t let failure bring me down for two long, because we both learn from it all.