Celebrating Failure

At the beginning of the semester, I applied to become a Campus Diplomat. they are the official ambassadors to the Dean of Students Office. I had made it to the first round of interviews which were group interviews. After the group interviews were finished, I was positive that they would not call me back. However, I got an email saying I had made it t the final round of interviews which were one on one.  Leaving the one on one interview I felt a little uneasy about how it went, but I remained optimistic. Sadly, I received an email from them saying that I was not chosen to be a Campus Diplomat. I felt as though I had failed because I had made an effort to step outside of my comfort zone and put myself out there. Despite my efforts, I still felt as though I was not good enough for them.

From this experience, I learned that everything happens for a reason. I realized that there was a reason that I was not chosen to be a diplomat because there is something better waiting for me. I also learned to pick myself up and move onto the next thing. Since I did not get chosen to become a diplomat, I have been pursuing different opportunities that will be just and if not more fulfilling for me. Lastly, I learned to become more brave and confident. Applying to become a diplomat was a big step for me and although I got rejected, the whole experience acted as practice for when I apply to more things and the reaction that I might get.

Failure is hard but it is also needed. Through failure, we can learn what mistakes were made and how to avoid them in the future. Failure is embarrassing but it also keeps us humble, and form my personal experience helps us to grow a thicker skin. This class has helped me to see failure as more of a learning aspect. I now know to not be so hard on myself if I fail because it happens to everyone.