1) During this semester, I tried to balance my time for each class I have; however, I struggled to keep a consistent schedule. For instance, I would dedicate most of my time to either one class like finance and stay away from my other classes until I either had something due or there was an exam coming up. I started in the beginning of the semester pretty well; however, when it came to the second exams for both my Finance and Management classes, I fumbled my time and didn't execute my goal on keeping a consistent schedule.
2) What I learned from this hardship is that if I put more effort into actually being interested in the subjects that I am learning about that I'll have a better time when it comes to test my knowledge in exams. For example, when I was first studying for my first finance exam, I forced myself to become interested in what I was learning. This not only helped me understand the information better but it also helped me have a little more confidence going into the exam. It also helped get a little bit of the stress off my mind.
3) If you haven't noticed, I never used the word "failure" until just now. The reason why I don't use the word failure is because it doesn't exist. People do one of two things: they either quit, or they keep on going. In reality, I don't even think that the "failure" I put in the first paragraph is a failure because I never quit on making the time for each of my classes. Yes, I do create obstacles in my schedule that caused more attention to specific classes, but that's just what they are, obstacles. You're not a "failure" until you've quit on yourself. If we were able to go more into the past for a failure, I would've went back to when I quit playing football. Honestly, how I would handle failure (an obstacle) is by looking past it and sometimes even going back to it to find out why it happened. If I find why and how the obstacle happened, I can alter how I approach the same task in the future. I wouldn't allow the obstacle to bring me down or anything like that because life is basically just a big learning experience. If you approach life with intentions of not having hardships and obstacles, you won't be ready for when they come. In regards to this class changing my perspective on failure, I don't think the amount of risks I'm going to take will change. I sort of understood what failure meant in this class and I feel that it had many similarities with my own personal understanding of failure.
Austin,
ReplyDeleteI understand your struggle regarding balancing your time between classes. For me, I try to wake up everyday and write out my goals for the day. I find that writing them down and being able to cross them out makes these goals far more attainable. I also like to do a small amount of work everyday, for every class- but am extremely rigid in doing it every single day no matter what. I find that I retain knowledge better doing that. Just my 2 cents.
Austin,
ReplyDeleteI definitely fell your pain when it comes to finding time to balance my classes. Last spring, I also took finance so I understand how hard it is to make time for your other classes when you're taking finance. For me, my failure was trying to win a basketball tournament this year that I have played in the past three years. Our goals were somewhat different in that yours is more of an objective goal whereas mine is a concrete goal.
Austin,
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree that being interested in what you are learning helps tremendously in order to succeed in the class. When you become genuinely interested in the material, learning it becomes more natural. I like your mindset about how one either quits or keeps on going and that people are faced with obstacles. Learning how to handle obstacles is essential in order to be prepared for future ones.
Austin,
ReplyDeleteI agree with and can relate to your analysis of your own "failure". Finding a proper balance is very difficult, especially while under the stress of exams and other work. I like how you believe that failure doesn't exist and that there is always a way to improve or fix mistakes. That is a very optimistic mindset that can greatly benefit you in the long run. Very insightful post.