Take a look at that light bulb on our ceiling. What can you see? A light? What else? Well, I see Thomas Alva Edison failing for ten thousand times before achieving a single victory—a single victory that changed the whole world irrevocably. How did he achieve this victory, you ask? Well, to put it bluntly, he saw the light. Not heaven, mind you, but something clicked in his mind and he didn’t stop until he achieved it. He never lost enthusiasm even though he struggled from failure to failure. He just didn’t give up. He thought that the greatest weakness in mankind lay in their belief that the next course of action to be taken up after failure is to give up. He firmly believed that the most certain way to achieve victory is to just try one more time. I think that is a trait most important to college students or probably students in general, really—stubbornness, or at least a derivative of it. Wait, not stubbornness, per se, but a strong belief in one’s self. If you think that you could succeed in something, then why would you let other people tell you otherwise? You achieve true victory when you believe that you will succeed.
When you do succeed, however, there will always be people who will try to bring you down. So defy gravity. The trick is to not care about what they’re going to say. Let the storm rage on. The cold never bothered me anyway. That doesn’t sound easy but it is. Really. Just remember what Doctor Seuss said, “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” Pretty powerful, isn’t it? It says that the only important opinion that you should consider is your own and those of the people you love. The naysayers out there have nothing on you. They’re as irrelevant...
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...lty. When they lose their money, they lose their support. So what are they left with? Nothing. If you are going up on the ladder of success, never forget the people you started out with, the people you met on your way to the top, and the people who helped you get there. Always, always treat them with respect and love because they will be the ones to catch you when you fall and help you get back to the top.
One of my favorite authors, Joanne Kathleen Rowling, once said that we didn’t need magic to transform our world because we carry all of the power we need inside of ourselves already. We just need to let it out—let it go. When we do something we love, we create our own brand of magic. So what better way to become magical and spread magic to everyone than by doing the things we love and enjoy? After all, success comes immediately after we do something we truly love.
money left in the family and they are living a poor and unhappy life without enough money
In article, Are You Stuck with a "Next-Step Mentality?" Donehower says, "You may be reluctant to go outside your areas of strength for fear you 'll get a low grade,". "But if you think one grade in one class will ruin your chances of admission, you 're doing yourself a disservice. Colleges look at a number of factors in addition to grades. Students often perceive requirements of colleges as much more stringent and narrow than they really are." This text proves how people think the world will end if they fail or do not get good grades in a class. Donehower tells us about those students who are stuck in a class have a fear of getting a lower grade. Those students only think about negative things and they do not want to increase their abilities by doing such things. That is what Carroll argues that people do not want to change their thinking because they are afraid. There is another example by Donehower and he says, "I know of many people in their late 20s who are unhappy in their careers and who regret that they didn 't pursue a wider range of interests while in college." We can find those people who will never be happy in their life even if they have everything. They still have regret with themselves and are stuck with their mentality. Those people are kind of psycho because they think a lot and that is why they cannot agree on one opinion. They get
William Cronon’s article “Only Connect’: The Goals of a Liberal Education” was a fascinating read as it exemplified that what made an individual a good student was not a proficiency in certain subjects, but rather a set of ten qualities that made a good character. My top strength of intellection is certainly an asset in college, at least in terms of academic success. One of Cronon’s characteristics was that a good student respects rigor, especially in the pursuit of the truth, something that I endeavor to do anytime I am in an academic setting. Every single class I have ever signed up for has been challenging in some way, not only because it looks good to take the challenging course, but also for my own benefit. I would have gained nothing without some degree of challenge, for example, if I had not taken an extremely demanding biology course in high school, I would not have discovered how much I love biology and want to go into a biology-based career. Another one of Cronon’s values that I hope to embody is the understanding of how to get things done, something that I have related to my deliberative strength. I am the first to admit that I am a horrible procrastinator however, I also will always get my assignment done whether it is an essay or simply doing laundry. I understand that if you have a task then you are obligated to complete that task, and sometimes in order to finish the task, you have to think
Even after the competitive race to get into desirable colleges has subsided, students are still finding themselves relying on the pressures of success to motivate them and push them forward. In Barbara Ehrenreich’s article “Bright-Sided”, Ehrenreich explains a mindset shared by those in the market economy that is also internalized by students in college and even workers in the workforce, “If optimism is key to material success, and if you can achieve an optimistic outlook through the discipline of positive thinking, then there is no excuse for failure” (Ehrenreich 538). Through Ehrenreich’s proposed positive thinking concept, the stress and pressures that young adults place on themselves are self-imposed and intertwined with their logic and reasoning, but those pressures are initially driven into their mindset by society. People in current society are brought up to believe that they as individuals must take responsibility for their own success; students think that if they use positive thinking, they will get exactly where they want to be, and if they fail, it is because they did not work hard enough. It is exactly this ideology that leads to students presenting “signs of depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation” (Alicia Kruisselbrink Flatt, The College
Success. Seven letters, two syllables, and essentially, the goal of almost every person to walk the planet. The interesting thing about success is that it isn’t a set in stone goal, but an ideology. With each person, success is redefined, argued, and tried. Success comes in different forms and levels, but at the end of the day every person who has been deemed successful mentions one word: failure. Yet, it isn’t failure in of itself that produces success, but the determination and desire to work through it. Failure can only indoctrinate when an individual decides to work past it and improve from it. Often, however, the strenuous process of failure and grit is glamorized, and the true factors that play into success are forgotten. For example,
The article “How to Be a Success” by Malcom Gladwell speaks about how success is something that can be achieved if you put the time and work into it, and how success is not achieved overnight but rather through long hours of constant practice. His article is targeted to more than one group of individuals. The groups of individuals that his article targets are teenage students, young adults, adults, people who want to become an expert, or want to succeed in something they have an interest in and in general society. Another article also related to the success of an individual “An A+ Student Regrets His Grades” by Afraj Gill describes how in society many schools focus more on students’ grades, rather than their learning, and how a student is
Many man have the desire to achieve personal success in the things they desire to do. As this is the case, many of them deem to obtain failure instead of success. Therefore there is something more than just desire that makes a man successful in his personal journey, which is the capability to belief in himself to succeed in the things that he desires to do with his life. Man throughout history have seen this quality as a quality of importance and tho is shows literature. Homer story about “ The Odyssey” is a prime example as how mans self belief can even be more powerful than the curse of a God. While self belief is important, it is never the less of a struggle until success takes its place. Which will outdo any struggle that he would have to go trough..
Most people would be ecstatic if they had the kind of money that these kids inherit. In listening to them talk about their wealth, it almost seems as if some of them are lost. Could it be because they can’t fail or don’t have the pressure of succeeding to survive and thrive?
College is a very important and monumental moment in anyone 's life, that will catapult them to a future they want to pursue. College is a gateway to a big bright future in the career choice you choose to do for the rest of your life. Before anyone starts their last four years of their collegiate carrier, you will notice that in the process that some people will drop out or not finish because they lack of either focus, drive, and self discipline which affect their willpower. I have seen this in my own eyes, and experienced some of these myself but I will never give up.
In June of a students senior year they are filled with a sense of accomplishment while getting there diploma and graduating after working for the past four years to get to this situation, but they don’t realize the challenges ahead of them in college life. In an article written by Dr. Brian Harke he explains that students “…are overly optimistic and confident in their ability to manage the challenges they will encounter at college. This is referred to as the freshman myth. The freshman myth results in disenchantment when new college students ' academic, social, and personal expectations are not met after arriving at college. As a result, many students will leave college or flunk out within the first year.” From personal experience I know that young adults always think they are right and they know what there doing. But little do they know they have a lot to learn about life after high school. Students may think they are ready for this transition and they get told what they need to do over and over again but its weather or not they take the
“Energy and persistence conquers all things.” (Benjamin Franklin). Persistence is a characteristic that doesn’t allow someone to give up when doing something challenging. This is a great quality to have when trying to achieve anything you engage in, because along the way you will face many challenging things that will make
There are several qualities to have to be successful in college. These qualities can range from attending class to going above and beyond what’s expected. Success comes from the journey taken or the path chosen. Success also comes from being prepared. As a student, I must step up to the challenge and find the path to success along the way. Several ways I define success is to uphold academic integrity, have the ability to prioritize, and to motivate myself to stay on top of what needs to be accomplished.
college success just as much as being in the classroom. Unfortunately, many of these people are
Failure is apart of life, it can make or break a person. When a person experiences a type of failure it is now up to them to see how they respond. They can choose the high road, and become a stronger person for it. Then they can choose the low road, the easy way out. The easy way out is never a good choice. It can lead only to destruction. The high road is the right choice to take when responding to failure. It will lead down a path of success. Jessica Lahey’s article, “When Success Leads to Failure” is an article that shows how kids are experiencing failure. Lahey says that, “these kids have a fear for failure, and that they have given up natural loves for learning. They are scared of not being successful”(Lahey). The truth is life is hard there will be failure. There is nothing in this world that comes easy to anyone.
Motivation is a key to surviving college. If one cannot keep themselves motivated then one cannot survive college. The only reason why most humans survive anything is because they are motivated. Whether they are motivated to win a game, get a good job, or buy a car, it is the same fuel everyone needs to keep pushing forward. In college, there are struggles with paying for college, passing all your classes and getting a good grade. No one can make a person do well in school, do their assignments, study for test or work hard to achieve their goals. That person has to want that for themselves and then work hard to achieve it. Struggle can make a person want to give