Memories...

Failing winners

It is so easy to think that failing a task means you're failing yourself. How often isn't it that we associate one assignment with the long life-dream? (Or maybe it's the neurotic me who's thinking hehe). Nevertheless, we forget what we've actually learned on our way to failing. All those new experiences, revelations and abilities that have been gained, aren't they the point of it all? Because, lets face it failing is normal, it's bound to happen today or tomorrow. What matters is how well you catch up on the lesson learned.

I recall several assignments that have been due for various schoolwork and the (in hindsight) unecessary meltdown when things didn't go as planned. You're asked to do a certain thing, then when you can't fulfill all of the requirements in the way you thought the teacher wanted you too (because you've already made the assumption that it should be perfect), you automatically think you've failed. But, don't forget the fact that you actually reached the goal. Maybe not in the perfect matter you had planned but you still got the job done. When you find yourself in this state, think about all that you have gained as you worked towards the goal. New knowledge, new ways of learning (faster and more efficient ways) and what to do when things go bad. All this you take in and learn for the next task, because we all know that tasks never end in life.

One problem people will always come across when doing tasks, is where to set the expectation bar, for yourself and what others may expect of you. Setting expectations isn't difficult, reaching them is another issue. Knowing yourself and your range of achievement is key. A matter of perception and understanding. Only then will we know that failing isn't the end of the world. Under the dark covers of insufficiency lies pieces of a puzzle for you to work out. These pieces represent newfound abilities and knowledge about yourself to help you as you form your own path to success.