Celebrating Failure

1) One time I failed previously in this semester was during a project for my financial accounting class. I turned in my portion of the project and one of the problems I had done was incorrect. Thankfully this was not the final product that I had to turn into my professor. My group members, one in particular, helped me correct my mistakes. It was a great experience because the correction showed me how the problem was supposed to work. With this information I did better on the next exam I took.

2) I learned two important lessons from this failure. First, I learned that failing first is sometimes a really good thing. Since I approached the problem incorrectly, I spent a lot of time learning to do it correctly. Spending so much time on the problem really ingrained the information into my head and allowed to me to understand it extremely clearly. Secondly, I discovered that outside help can often be extremely helpful. My group member truly assisted me in learning the material. Although outside help is not always available, it is great to take advantage of it when it is there.

3) Failure is often a big struggle in my life. I had to retake one class at UF and that was a tough experience. I try to handle my emotions as well as I can when failure strikes. I do believe that it offers important learning experiences. From this class I have learned that failure is not just a learning experience, but often a step in the process of life. Failure is something that we need to embrace and take advantage of when it does happen.