What I learned from that failure was that I need more time to prepare myself for this course's exams. I decided that from that point on, I would begin studying approximately two weeks ahead of the test. This will give me time to full grasp every concept, and practice, practice, practice. I learned that if I want to succeed in this class, I am going to have to put in much more effort than I ever have for any other course I have taken thus far. The course itself is infamous for being difficult, therefore I am not surprised by my struggle or the struggle of my peers.
What I have learned from this experience is that I cannot be good at everything. Everyone has things that they are bad at and for me, it is clearly Business Finance. I have realized that not being great at everything it perfectly ok and even normal. Failure is difficult to overcome, but not impossible. I have handled this failure by just preparing better for the next exam and trying not to get discouraged so easily. This class has changed my perspective on failure due to this assignment actually. Writing this all out made me realize that my failure on one exam is not the end of the world, and I am sure that will be even more confirmed when I read the failure stories during my peer reviews. I am more likely to take risk than I was four months ago because I am more confident in my abilities now, and have realized that even if I fail, things will be fine.
Hey Nicole,
ReplyDeleteThat was a really good read and I can relate to your situation pretty well. I also came to the realization that you can’t be great at everything but if you put enough effort you can at least be decent at it and like in your situation, improve your grade on the next exam. Good luck with your final!
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Hello Nicole,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you said about not being able to be good at everything. I have a friend who was taking business finance, and he had to drop the class because he was failing it, so I know it can be really hard. However, I think that it is very important to move on, and find ways to improve just like you said you did. Best of luck!
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Nicole,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I love the layout of your blog. It is so refreshing to not see the same orange layout that most people have! Now to get into the content of your post. I myself am very nervous for business finance. I know that I need to prepare myself for success but at the same time, like you said, accept failure and learn from it. I loved the analogy that you used to describe how failure will lead to success. Great job!
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