Friday, November 30, 2018
26A--Celebrating Failure
An instance in which I failed this past semester (on several occasions) was while playing pick-up soccer on campus. I was not used to the intensity at which people played soccer here as all the soccer I would play was casual with my friends back home. As a result, I was not playing very well and holding on to the ball for too long. This prompted me to play quicker and know what I want to do with the ball before I receive it. Personally I try my hardest to take failure with an optimistic view, and not let it bring me down. This class has taught me that failure is something that shouldn't be viewed as bad as long as you learn something from it. I'm almost certainly more likely to take risks now than I was prior to beginning this course.
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I also used to play soccer, and I was really bad at this sport. I tried softball, soccer, and volleyball before I realized that I prefer running as a sport. Trial and error is one of the only ways to figure yourself out in life, and I am glad you had this experience. I think it's great that you look a failure optimistically because it's easy to let it discourage you. I do not know if I am more likely to take risks, like you said, but I am definitely more comfortable with failure now.
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