Oh for any of you who read this blog, have a read/listen - preferably both.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6196795
This link will take you to an NPR podcast by Jon Carroll, a very gifted columnist from the San Francisco Chronicle. His quote:
“Success is boring. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do… Failure is how we learn.”
So as we all write about success and failure and what we've gained from it, don't necessarily look towards your grandest success as your shining moment. Why not consider the greatest defeat or setback you've experienced and how you recovered from that experience?
Oh and if that doesn't work, go download the theme to the movie Rudy with Sean Astin, or the track "Final Game" from said soundtrack. Make sure you've seen the movie too because it will convince you that anything is possible if you are willing to make it happen.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing that quote - great point. It gives a new perspective to essay writing and what is important to highlight!
just remember to acknowledge failure and how it shaped your thinking and outlook.
somehow I don't think they want...I failed at EVERYTHING. ;-)
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