1) Tell us about a time this past semester that you failed.
The first thing that comes to my mind was something that happened pretty recently. I applied to an organization and was lucky enough to receive the opportunity of an interview. I made the mistake of thinking I had the position just solely because I got the interview. I knew in the back of my head that that wasn't the case but that was my thinking going into it. Due to that, I planned my schedule and the decision to apply to other things based on this one organization that I hadn't even gotten yet. You probably guessed it, but I received the "You are such a good candidate but sadly...." email. This was definitely not something I was expecting as I thought I presented myself the most authentically and best I could in the interview.
The first thing that comes to my mind was something that happened pretty recently. I applied to an organization and was lucky enough to receive the opportunity of an interview. I made the mistake of thinking I had the position just solely because I got the interview. I knew in the back of my head that that wasn't the case but that was my thinking going into it. Due to that, I planned my schedule and the decision to apply to other things based on this one organization that I hadn't even gotten yet. You probably guessed it, but I received the "You are such a good candidate but sadly...." email. This was definitely not something I was expecting as I thought I presented myself the most authentically and best I could in the interview.
2) Tell us what you learned from it.
Don't ACTUALLY plan things around something that isn't even secure yet. Maybe think about planning around it but don't actually do it. Something that I have been focusing this semester is having a growth mindset. This experience has definitely allowed me to practice this mindset. Failure is nothing but a learning experience we can only grow from.
Don't ACTUALLY plan things around something that isn't even secure yet. Maybe think about planning around it but don't actually do it. Something that I have been focusing this semester is having a growth mindset. This experience has definitely allowed me to practice this mindset. Failure is nothing but a learning experience we can only grow from.
3) Reflect
In the beginning of this school year, I for sure had a fixed mindset. With all my experiences and everything that I perceived as a failure I would shut down. I wouldn't reflect on the experience. I would literally shut down and not want to think about it every again. I realized this mindset wasn't helping me by about mid fall semester. That is when I decided to be more aware of my thinking/mindset. I think that the quality of your life depends on how you choose to see things. We can decide how we perceive these things whether big or small. Now, I see values and lessons in every situation. I just have to remind myself that everything we experience can either help us to become better or bitter.
In the beginning of this school year, I for sure had a fixed mindset. With all my experiences and everything that I perceived as a failure I would shut down. I wouldn't reflect on the experience. I would literally shut down and not want to think about it every again. I realized this mindset wasn't helping me by about mid fall semester. That is when I decided to be more aware of my thinking/mindset. I think that the quality of your life depends on how you choose to see things. We can decide how we perceive these things whether big or small. Now, I see values and lessons in every situation. I just have to remind myself that everything we experience can either help us to become better or bitter.
Hey Grace,
ReplyDeleteThis is an important failure that I will learn by in the future for the success of my career. It is hard to really prepare for an interview when you think you have the job locked in. I like your reflection on this failure and this experience, although sad at the time, will definitely benefit you in the future. I like how you formed a new growth mindset, and this will aid in future success. Great post!
Grace,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post. I have had the same issue where I am making a plan around one thing. I have been disappointed and had to rework my entire plan because of this just like you have. From what you have said you handled this failure much better than I did. When you talked about shutting down I realized that I tend to do that. That is something that I need to work on. Great job.
Grace,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea you dwelled on about perception, for in reality it is how we view these failures that will dictate how we carry out the rest of our lives. If we learn from them or if we dwell on them and show no improvement.