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The Hidden Powers of Failures

Failure is more important than winning! Just think about it, you go to a competition and you don't get an award, it just means that someone else might have probably mastered the topics higher than you, and if you keep being despondent, in a few years all you are going to remember is how sad your competition was. But, if you jubilate on how well you did, that is the memory that will bear on with you!

Winning is good but losing is more important to build resiliency and perseverance. When we win, our ego grows but our mind does not. Many Athletes Face Challenges After Winning: Studies suggest that a significant number of athletes struggle to maintain peak performance after a major victory. One study noted that approximately two-thirds of athletes who won experienced difficulty coping with new demands and did not immediately repeat their winning performance or took a considerable time to do so. We may compare two different worlds. There is the world where we go and we are the best, we get the best scores, roles etc. But then there is the world that we are learning and persevering to climb back up to the top. In this world our mind becomes activated. You are no longer the elite but you still try your hardest to keep your growth mindset. I experienced this through my journey of being a state winner for California and the only student representative from my school district, however I did not win at the Nationals. At that moment I was super sad because I had truly worked hard for the Nationals with my invention. But as I thought deeply about it, I realized it was the journey of learning and growing that still excited me to keep researching about my invention. I am still learning and collaborating with researchers and professors. Being inspired from the program and learning through my own journey, I am now the student ambassador for my state's Invention Convention.

Failing encourages innovation. Losing often helps you think outside the box and it helps you become creative in what you are thinking to do coming forward. Studies also show that people have to fail at least 16% or more of the time to be successful. Everyone knows Albert Einstein, he said “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” This reminds us that mistakes and setbacks (or “losing”) are essential to trying new things and being innovative about solutions. My experience of a setback is through my passion and love for ballet. Last year, I went to three different ballet competitions. I did not win anything in the first two. I was so upset but I still tried my hardest at the last competition and viola, I scored highest for both my classical ballet variations and was invited to the Nationals. What changed at the last competition? What did I learn? Well, as I started to look over my feedback from the judges at the first two competitions, I noticed their feedback was mainly about a ballet technique - the turn out. Then I realized that I focussed on ballet technique more while it was more about my flexibility and conditioning. This made me think of creative ways to add flexibility and conditioning to my ballet practice routine. It’s not always about winning, it is more about the journey and being creative through the process.

Winning is great but failing can be as good as a prize. Failing teaches us a lot while also trying to keep a growth mindset and being creative. So, the next time you go to a competition, remember if you don't get a prize, just work harder and remember how great you are to even be at that competition!

Link to my Podcast: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/16x5rf3B9yPTVJ8LUiDBFo?si=8WXTqLEeRtiH95g4dwhEkg&nd=1&dlsi=dd035c70a039421e