During the giving out a dollar exercise in this class, I failed to give out any money. People said it looked like a weird pick up line, which is totally true. It was so bizarre. I think the actual assignment was difficult, and for some reason I was not very well equipped for it. I tried several times to give out the dollar, and failed to do so. Every time.
I learned that you can't just walk up to people on the street and try to give them money. It's strange, but people don't want handouts really. Not nearly as much as you would think they do.
I learned that failure is hard, but I disagree with the idea that I need to change something about myself. Why, because I can't accomplish something, do I need to change? If I were failing something that was important, then yes, I would need to change; however, this isn't the case with giving out money on the street. Giving out money is, in my opinion, a mix of generous and unethical. So to say I have much to change because I was unable to give someone a dollar doesn't seem apt.
Hi William! I totally agree that the free money assignment for this class was difficult, probably the most difficult and uncomfortable one we have had to do the whole semester. It's great that you tried so hard to give them out even though no one accepted. It goes to show that no matter how hard you try, sometimes you will have to fail in the process. Getting back up again is what sets you apart! I wouldn't call this a big failure, some people just feel weird accepting things from strangers. It happened to the best of us! Check out my post here http://jenniecarmody.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
ReplyDeleteI agree that failure is difficult. Perhaps, depending how things work out in life, you may have the opportunity to use failure in order to obtain success. And yes, you should not change because you could not give away a dollar. But then there may be a failure that you may have that would require you to make some changes. Good luck! Live and learn.
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I don't think this is a bad failure! It just made you learn to change your strategy on handing out the dollar or approaching people. I like that you said people need to change but I agree since this was a small exercise you don't need to change.
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