26A-Celebrating Failures

26A-Celebrating Failures

Failure is all too failure in my life, so much so that I even messed up this very sentence! Haha. I was trying to say failure is all too familiar in my life. When asked to describe my failures I smirked and said “oh dear, which one?” My biggest failure this past semester has actually been for my Law school personal statement. I write it and finish it but once I read it through and move it out of the draft phase I realize that it reads awfully. I have created so many copies both similar and vastly different and I just can’t seem to create one that works. This past version I handed to my husband and he glanced at it and handed it back almost immediately with a bunch of notes. I don’t know why but this paper might be the hardest paper I’ve ever had to write and I just can’t seem to get the right story.  So far I’ve learned a lot from this experience as I work towards a final product. Specifically, I’ve learned the importance of telling a story that is impactful and descriptive. With each revision I’ve worked really hard to incorporate items that really display my passion for politics and law. I’ve started working on specific instances in my life that show this passion and how I’ve come to develop myself. The most frustrating part about this journey is that I know how to write and I usually do really well at writing. I used my writing skills to get me into the University of California so I recognize my skill is there. However, I feel so unaccomplished when writing this paper because it just hasn’t gone well yet. 

I am really thankful for this class because it has taught me the importances of planning and evaluating. I started out with a very broad idea (my health and fitness business) and through out the semester I have scraped the idea and rebuilt it about 6 times, kind of like my paper for Law school. This class has taught me not to be afraid of failure because there is an opportunity that exists in every failure. With every failed plan I’ve kept some aspect of it and just worked to re develop the plan. As far as risk goes, I do not feel comfortable jumping into things with out a plan and a well constructed set of goals. As a business major I also do a lot of ROI weighing to ensure that my “risks” are on the safe side.