I'd say that this semester I experienced failure the most when I was applying for internships for this coming semester for my major. This semester, I applied for several internships in the sports industry hoping to be accepted for a January start. I applied to Auburn University as well as the Jacksonville Jaguars among others. Despite applying for several internships, I received interviews and responses by only 2 out of the dozen I applied to. To say the least, this was a very disheartening experience when I experienced failure because it seemed as if I would not be able to succeed in my career. This lasted over 3 months this process and took a toll on me as I believed I was at my lowest.
I learned a lot through this experience. I learned to trust myself even throughout the adversity and failure. I believed enough in myself despite the discouraging responses and ended up securing an internship with the Miami Marlins in January.
I realized that despite failure, you must continue to push through the adversity. By quitting or giving up, you do yourself no favors and end up sulking and not getting anything done. How we respond to failure is the difference between greatness and weakness and I believe I handled that well.
I previously did not handle failure well due to lack of failure because I was not put in many stressful situations career wise and also I believe I was not mature enough to handle it appropriately. Recently though, I have handled failure in stride and been able to deal with it and turn it into positives and success.
Hey Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI wrote about a lot of the same stuff that you did. Pushing through the adversity and learning from failure is so crucial as that is what will help an individual to grow. Given that we have the same major, I too will be searching for internships soon so I know now not to be disheartened too easily.
I had a similar experience when I was applying for my first job. It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, and I struggled dealing with my failures. Like you I hadn't really experienced that kind of stress before and so I probably wasn't mature enough to handle it yet, but I think we can both learn from our experiences. Now we know how it goes and what it takes to succeed, and I think that's kind of the beauty of failure, learning from our mistakes so we can experience success.
ReplyDeleteHey Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI have experienced many of the same failures as you have this semester. I am a little disappointed that the Jacksonville Jaguars didn't end up working out since they're the best team ever, but I think your experiences in failing at getting those internships probably help you secure your Miami Marlins job.