As students, from high school and undergraduate studies to graduate school (which seems like a more favorably options with our cute little recession), we are taught how to achieve and be successful. Acquiring internships and degree-related jobs are constant goals, and sometimes, they don't work out. So can we talk about them? Is it accepting to expound about our failures?
I've had a ridiculous amount of meetings and interviews this week which gave me ample opportunities to talk about me, me and me. Of course, I chose to elaborate on the highlights of my experiences and passions. Never once did I mention my weaknesses or as to recount the blog title, my epic failures.
An emphasis on the theory, "To fail is to succeed" definitely sounds off time and time again in my life. It doesn't mean I don't succeed. To write a blog and post it is success to me. Your success is your definition; however, I'm tired of talking myself up all the time. As I wrote earlier, to be vulnerable makes you stronger.
So here goes my failures.
- I had a cool job with this entertainment brand and band label company as a Campus Rep. I didn't even finish the semester out with them because I disliked it. There was no face to face interaction. It was all done by email assignments and snail mail. Surprise. Well, I didn't turn in the assignments and decided to discontinue my rep. job, and I failed at that goal in my life.
I learned that I didn't like it. I need some more interfacing and connectedness with people. So I have a major "must have" in my life. I need you. I need pretty human faces as part of my success.
- I failed at owning a dog. I gave him away within 8 months. Sad but any dog (right now) is better off without me.
- I failed at doing a marathon. I did a half one, and then became obsessed with running and hurt myself. It was a good thing because if I hadn't of stopped running, I would have blown away with the winds the other night. Exercise AND food can't exist without the other.
There are many more.
Now, after we try, fail, talk about our failures, get some encouragement, dust ourselves off, and push from the wall again with our heads held high, you can be your very own Rocky Balboa!
4 comments:
I think I'm lost in this entry. I've never really watched any of the Rocky movies, although I have had a dream I was in a montage and had the chance to dance to "Eye of the Tiger".
Now, when exploring what it is you've considered failure I think it would be as wise to explaining why it is you've failed in these things. Was the 'epic fail'(ures) all due to a misunderstanding? An original path that took you elsewhere when looking to find reason in things, ie. failure? I can see your wheels spinning around in hopes to entertain yourself and know your thought can be seen logical because at the moment of you writing this logic seems misplaced. And I think you've found that although you write of what failure is you've become successful in expression? hmm.
I am not really sure what the last comment totally meant, but it sounded worth discussion.
I offer this:
Proverbs 15:22
Proverbs 16:9
Proverbs 16:22
Proverbs 16:25
Take them as you will or not at all :-) I hope to see you soon!
One of my biggest failures was in high school, when I was asked to leave my paintball team. As trivial as it is today, back then I had really invested myself, not to mention a lot of time and money, into the sport. Despite being an able player, I was lost in a sea of arrogance, which eventually drown my hopes of continuing to play with my friends.
Needless to say, it hurt. It hurt a lot. In the end I was confronted with my own blatant disregard for modesty, and how that effected the way other people acknowledged me.
Perhaps people think this lesson went under valued, but in truth I strive to maintain a fair, polite air today largely due to that influence. Great post.
CS
I believe in you Kinsey and know you will make the right decisions because you deep down want the raw truth.
I love the way you can express life around you. It helps other too. I love you mom
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