When I personally think of success, I first think about all of the blood, sweat, and tears it took to get to that epitome. The failures that come with success can show a lot about a person 's mindset and how hard they truly work to achieve their ultimate goal. Some people might argue that success shouldn’t come without failure if that person fully applies themselves, but I strongly disagree. Failure is one of the main building blocks in success because many famous athletes and celebrities have proved it true, not achieving a certain goal can push someone to work even harder, and failure makes success feel even more sufficient.
First off, many pro athletes and other figures some look up to like Oprah and Michael Phelps, came from the lowest of the low and eventually reached the top after so many failures. However, the celebrity I look up to most due to his drive to achieve his goals is Michael Jordan. Jordan, in some minds, is the most skilled basketball pro of all time, but he didn’t achieve this without failure. Two times he was cut from his high school basketball team. To
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A perfect example I have experienced was tearing my ACL during a football game in my third year of middle school. Immediately after the injury happened, I put it behind me and focused on regaining strength in my leg to get back to the sport I loved. Without the mental and physical drive of failure, I know I would’ve never made the quick recovery I managed to make. A fair amount of people might think that not succeeding at something could just bring someone down, however I feel that unless that person has no drive or will to fight through the situation, they’re going to use the frustration and inner rage to use failure as motivation. Just the idea of failure can put an uneasy feeling in somebody’s head, which can drive them to push through whatever hardship they’re
In conclusion, without failure and staying enthusiastic when we fail, there would be no success. Therefore, I agree with Winston Churchill that failure is a key part of success. If you keep your enthusiasm high even when you fail multiple times you will eventually have success.
Failure Failure has always been a part of my life. As a child, I fell short of minor goals such as riding a bicycle, doing a pull-up, or beating a difficult level on Super Mario Bros. Although these set backs were small, I constantly kepy trying untill I could accomplish the task at hand. In fact, I would say one of my most euphoric moments in my child hood was when I learned how to ride a bike. As I got older, failure got tougher.
In cheerleading, we are not a team. We are a family, sitting in one big circle, our toes pointed in toward each other. We were in a room full of people who share a common goal. While we were waiting for our names to be called, our heads were down and our hands were tightly held, and the sounds of nervous breaths filled the silence. Once our name was not called, utter disappointment filled my once cheerful face.
Many individuals experience different amounts of failure in their lifetimes. Many learn and grow from their defeats and others let it keep them from succeeding. I made sure that failure was another obstacle to success. Icons like Randy moss didn’t let failure get the best of him when he didn’t make the freshman high school football team, and look at him now, he is one of the best Football players of all time.
Failure is vital to the growth of not only heroes, but ordinary people as well, as it teaches them how to move past their guilt and negativity in order to persevere. Through the article Nine Ways to Fail Better, the author shows that it’s not easy to deal with failure, but it is extremely important to move on. The author states, “Blaming yourself for the bad things that happen to you--are probably the biggest reason people metabolize failure badly.” In expressing that one should put the blame on themselves, “for the bad things that happen to [them]” stresses the idea that failure is often inevitable, and there is not much that can change the outcome of the situation. Additionally, there is no sense in feeling shameful about failure.
Failures help people to think more clearly about the
One person’s failure may mean success to another. For many years, the environment we grow in, people tend to view progress in ways like having much wealth and being famous. The myth about success has been so rampant even in our advertisements and other marketing techniques as compared to the reality (Hines, pg7). Many people, however, tend to believe in the situation. Although owning a big house, becoming a president of United States like Barrack Obama among others can be a success for such individuals, this does not provide the real definition of success.