Embracing Failure and Perseverance Towards Success
A large portion of your grade in this class is for
participation. That means:
Your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills
should all markedly improve from week to week.
Use class time to complete assignments
Positively contribute to class discussions
Do your homework
Pull your weight during group work
Do not turn in papers filled to the gills with BS
Do not cheat, copy, or plagiarize
Come to tutorials if you need help!
I will never fail a student who is working hard
to do their best.
Rather than saying something is too hard, or
too boring, which often means the same
thing, you should strive to improve EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
I want you to walk out of this class a grammar
whiz, a skilled writer and problem solver, a
confident, articulate speaker, and an in depth
reader who has a newfound love of literature.
"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he
succeeds once, he's in. He treats his
failures simply as practice shots."
Charles Franklin Kettering
After being cut
from his high
school basketball
team, he went
home, locked
himself in his room
and cried.
"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in
my career. I have lost almost 300 games.
On 26 occasions I have been entrusted
to take the game winning shot . . . and
missed. And I have failed over and over
and over again in my life. And that is
why . . . I succeed."
--
Michael Jordan
He was fired
from his job at a
newspaper for
“lacking
imagination”
and “having no
original ideas.”
“Failure is a prerequisite for
great success. If you want to
succeed faster, double your
rate of failure.”
--Brian Tracy
He wasn’t able to speak until he was
four years old. His teachers said he
would “never amount to much.”
She was
demoted from
her job as a TV
news anchor
because “she
wasn’t fit for
television.”
"Failure is the
foundation of success,
and the means by which
it is achieved."
--Lao Tzu
The band was rejected by Decca
Recording Studios, who said, “we don’t
like their sound,” and “they’ll never
make it in show business.”
-- Eleanor Roosevelt
1.
Belief (confidence)
2.
Persistence (hard work, a.k.a. -- succeed or die
trying)
Success stories of renowned figures like Michael Jordan, Charles Franklin Kettering, and others highlight the importance of failure as a stepping stone to success. From being cut from basketball teams to facing job rejections, these individuals turned setbacks into opportunities for growth and achievement. Emphasizing the value of hard work, determination, and continuous improvement, they inspire us to persevere through challenges and strive for greatness.
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A large portion of your grade in this class is for participation. That means: Your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills should all markedly improve from week to week. Use class time to complete assignments Positively contribute to class discussions Do your homework Pull your weight during group work Do not turn in papers filled to the gills with BS Do not cheat, copy, or plagiarize Come to tutorials if you need help!
I will never fail a student who is working hard to do their best. Rather than saying something is too hard, or too boring, which often means the same thing, you should strive to improve EVERY SINGLE DAY. I want you to walk out of this class a grammar whiz, a skilled writer and problem solver, a confident, articulate speaker, and an in depth reader who has a newfound love of literature.
"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots." Charles Franklin Kettering
After being cut from his high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried.
"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why . . . I succeed." --Michael Jordan
He was fired from his job at a newspaper for lacking imagination and having no original ideas.
Failure is a prerequisite for great success. If you want to succeed faster, double your rate of failure. --Brian Tracy
He wasnt able to speak until he was four years old. His teachers said he would never amount to much.
She was demoted from her job as a TV news anchor because she wasn t fit for television.
"Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved." --Lao Tzu
The band was rejected by Decca Recording Studios, who said, we don t like their sound, and they ll never make it in show business.
1. Belief (confidence) 2. Persistence (hard work, a.k.a. -- succeed or die trying)
