Wow So many little memories come into mind about failing something this semester. Just int he past few days actually, especially outside of class. I do not want to bore my audience so Ill talk about the Jerk I misses the other day at the gym. I was doing one clean and jerk every minute for 15 minutes, and I chose to perform this exercise at 225lbs. Well sure enough at rep 13 the luckiest of all numbers I missed my jerk and the bar almost hit me in the head!!! Crazy experience right there, but it is all part of the process as Nick Saban would say
What did I learn from this? Well I get tired towards the end of workouts and I need to be more cautious of that. Missed lifts are no good in lifting and in life in general. And missing a lift is okay here and there, but you need to pick the bar back up and just grind it out. This is kinda like life. When you get knocked down you need to asses the situation feel sorry for yourself for about 2 seconds and get back in the game. Finish what you start and don't look back!
Now this class didn't really teach me about failure, but it did teach me to get out of my comfort zone more which perhaps is addressing previous failures.
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteGreat post and example of celebrating failure! I too learned the valuable lesson getting back up after life knocks you down. It's a cycle of life. In my post I talked about how I overcame falling consistently when teaching myself how to snowboard. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out:
http://gregneatrours.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Hello Stephen,
ReplyDeleteThat sucks that the exercise ended badly. It's amazing how little experiences like this can humble you to work harder and smarter next time. In my post I talked about how terrible I did on a test and how it has changed my approach toward studying. http://flgatorblogging.blogspot.com
Hey Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI agree I have failed so many times this semester. Personally I feel like the interviews and time management were the hardest part of this course. Although I feel like I have learned a lot and have grown a lot.
If you have a chance check out my blog at http://domdey10.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html?m=1