Personal Narrative: My Accomplishments Of A National Honor Society

We have all encountered some degree of failure in our lives, some worse than others. No one is or ever will be a perfect human being. Failure is certain in our lives among all questionable events. Times of failures are events we can learn from even in the smallest ways. Whether it be a failing grade, not making a sports team, or not winning a game, there is always a lesson to be learned.

Why is it that the people who care the most about you hate to see you fail? Do they feel your pain? Even though they may not physically feel what you are going through they do understand that failure is rough. They know how much it hurts to accept a loss and they understand just how bad it aches because everyone feels the all too real sting of failure.

Nothing can change one’s perspective like failure. Failure has the power to either break a person or make them; in other words, it has the ability to discourage them or challenge them to be better. In my life there have been more failures than I would care to admit, but none have astounded me quite as much as this one had, and it all began in my junior year. There was an English teacher: He showed me new perspectives and ideas; unknowingly pushed me to confront my most inner self, and challenged me to rethink everything I thought I knew. His class uniquely combined the two outcomes of failure; first it broke me, then it dared me to beat it.

After reading the book Mindset by Carol Dweck, I realized that I need to improve on my fixed mindset in a few different areas in order to be the best person I can be. According to Dweck, a “fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you will be judged, the growth mindset makes you concerned with improving” (13). Carol Dweck discusses the two different mindsets and the impact that having a fixed mindset has on individuals in the long run. In order to grow, learn and improve, I need to accept failure, be more confident in myself, and develop better study habits.

Failure is a way for one to realize his or her mistake and learn from it in order to get an improvement or success outcome in the near future. For example, Thomas Edison, who was one of the greatest inventors, saw failure almost many times on a daily basis through his works in creating the automatic vote recorder, the talking doll, and even the light bulb. Still, he admitted that without failing those hundreds and thousands times, he might never be able to eliminate the wrong method and found the right one leading to his success (“Thomas Edison Quotes”). In fact, some other famous persons still suffer a lot of failures before they succeed. For instance, Stephen King, who is a well-known author for his talented writing, had his first book-Carrie

Failure may drag you down for a little but it can also push you to work harder. When it comes to failure you can't let it stop you from achieving your dreams, you have to keep going so you can come out successful. Failure happens to every single human being in this world, even famous people. Founder of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney, was fired while he was a news editor because he didn't have an imagination or good ideas. Walt tried to start many businesses but non created enough money this left mr. Disney bankrupt.

Failure is the not the end but it is a process of learning and getting success if you don’t giving up. I remember back in Nepal when my siblings and friends passed their classes but I did not. I felt gloomy because I was the only one who failed. I was crying but my dad did not want me to cry for what I could not do because he wanted me to move forward to achieve success.

My horse and I crested the hill just as the morning sun peeked over the sandhills and shone its pure light over the land. The fields were littered with our cattle grazing peacefully, as their backs glistening with the new sunlight. Cranes called to each other in the distance, and the sound of the creek trickling behind me filled me with a sense of contentment. I breathed in the sweet smell of my surroundings and smiled. The view, the sounds, and the smells represented the blood, sweat, and tears that made its success possible.

I agree with Winston Churchill, without failing sometimes people will not be successful. It may happen sometimes, but most people fail again and again until they finally succeed. It is near impossible to always succeed, humans are not perfect we make mistakes and fail, but as long as we keep our enthusiasm up and keep trying then we will eventually have success in most things we pursue in life. Do you think that we are all just born perfect, no we have to experiment with things and often fail in the process. I agree with Winston Churchill, because we are human we live and learn, without failing the first few times you will never learn, and if you keep your enthusiasm high even when you continue to fail, then eventually you will succeed.

The definition of failure is the lack of success. I have experienced failure a large number of times in my life as a student, an athlete, and as a daughter. I’m not saying that I haven’t experienced success before, because that’s just not what I am trying to say. My failures are what stick with me more than my successes, because they have lessons that are teaching me the rights and the wrongs. My success’ are important to me but it’s harder for me to remember those who don’t teach me something like my failures do.