Failure is one of those things that really causes on dent on our emotions, because it not only hurt, it also messes with ones confidence, through the years I've had moments when I felt like giving up simply because things didn't work out the way I planned, however despite how painful failure has been, I've come to realise that failure doesn't always mean you're not good enough, sometimes it could simply mean you're still in the process and have a lot to learn in becoming what you desire.
One of the things our brain is wired to protect us from is pain and failure, on most occasions when we fail, our brain often naturally wants us to retreat so as to avoid failing into the same disappointment the second time, growing up I've come to learn that failure isn't necessarily the opposite of success, instead I've come to see and recognise failure as part of the process, they're the scars we get from our struggles that makes up our journey and fine-tune our success story when we finally did.
I remember a point in time when I invested my time, money and effort into something only for it to flop, it was a painful pill to swallow and it makes me question my own ability, but looking back I can't help but say that I've learnt from that experience, I mean I won't have learn from a winning position like I did from that failure, because failure and ability to push through it often taught us resilience and makes us understand the importance of planning better next time, also it shows us the need to be patience, and most importantly, what failure taught me is the need to trust again, but this time to be more smarter.
Talking about one thing I was once passionate about that I gave up on, there are few of them but I'll like to talk about my acting and drama side of me, which I was so enthusiastic about showcasing here on hive Blockchain, starting wasn't easy, as I've got to be everything In the production of these short playlet, from editing, to cameraman, sounds and cast to name but few, after going through the tiring process of doing this for two hours and ended up seeing little or no encouragement on the publication, it made me felt discovered, seeing how the rewards doesn't worth the effort I'm putting in place and that's why gave up on that.
Do I regret doing so? I won't say o regretted it, but then it would have been me fulfilling something I'm passionate about, however given the stress involved, I won't say I regretted it. If an opportunity arises for me to do it again would I? Definitely especially in a situation where I've someone who helps with handling the camera or editing, if possible both.
One time I stand firm in the face of multiple failures is during my undergraduate days in the university, my results in 100 level was very poor, but rather that giving up, I resolve to turning the tides around inu favour and luckily for me I never failed any course after my 100 level due to my seriousness and commitment to my academic success, the experience heps we understand we can achieve anything if we set mind towards it.
I'd say my motivation is not letting my parents down and not wanting to drop out of the university, had I not been serious with my academic, I'll most likely have been giving advice to withdraw the following years and my life journey would have been totally different from what it's today.
All photos are taken and edited on canva.