26A - Celebrating Failure
Earlier this semester I was taking a paleontology course to meet a science credit. I started the course while I was at home with my parents and brought my textbook with me. When I came back up to Gainesville I realized that I had forgotten my book at home with my parents. I needed it for the open-note exam later that week and I didn't know what I was going to do. Fortunately, my dad drove two and a half hours to come to bring it to me, but I still felt awful about having left it in the first place. What I learned was to be more mindful and make sure that I am doing everything to the best of my abilities, especially packing. Failure is definitely a hard thing to deal with. We feel ashamed and sad when we fail because we feel like we let others down. But failure is also an opportunity to grow and learn from our mistakes. Without failing every now and then, we would never learn. This class has taught me that failure is an opportunity, not an obstacle.
Great job Riley!! Loved your pitch even more this time you did a great job with eye contact and you stood up and provided a lively experience. Overall great job!!
ReplyDeleteHello again Riley,
ReplyDeleteI think you took this assignment in a really interesting direction and I think you executed your game plan perfectly. Keep up the good work because I think you came up with some really cool ideas. You have done a good job developing your elevator pitch throughout this semester and you clearly have an eye for entrepreneurship.