26A- Celebrating Failure

Celebrating Failure

1). My last semester was my first semester here at the University of Florida. It was a very stressful semester involving many breakdowns and days of continuous stress. One thing that I really wanted to succeed in was in getting an additional scholarship. This was a very stressful time because I wanted more scholarships and the more I kept applying to, the more I didn’t hear back from any of them. It was very disappointing and I didn’t feel like I was good enough to win any. Then I applied to one that my friend told me about and I ended up getting it. It was many weeks of non-stop applying that led to this moment of happiness. 

2. From this experience I learned to be patient and have hope that everything will work out for the best. If I would have given up then I wouldn’t have ended up with the scholarship I wanted in the later future. It is always important to keep trying and never give up on what you want. 

3. Failure is hard and it hurts our pride when we don’t succeed in something. It is very common and although we hate it, good things come out of it. Failure is always going to happen but it’s how we bounce back from that that matters. I’m more likely to take risks because of this class because this class was a risk in general. I did not know how I would succeed in this class without background in business and entrepreneurship. Now I am able to try new things without the mentality that I won’t succeed.