This assignment was a little more tricky for me, not because I don't make mistakes (I make tons of mistakes), but over the last few months, I haven't really done a whole lot other than work and school. I did make a mistake when I went to work and forgot I needed to be there 30 minutes early for a private lesson. The really dumb part was that I put it in my calendar to get to work at the time I was supposed to, but when I looked in my calendar a few days later, I thought I made a mistake when I put in my work schedule and forgot about the lesson I had. That was a really dumb mistake considering I had even put it in my calendar, but it was what it was. Crap happens.
I learned to trust myself with what I'm putting in my own calendar, because I am working on becoming a less forgetful person.
Failure isn't bad, I don't even like to call it failure. To me, failure only occurs when you make a mistake and don't learn from it. A great book for someone struggling with failure is Sometime You Win, Sometimes You Learn by John Maxwell. The foundation of success is failure, and I've heard successful people say that if you're not willing to go through the failures, then you don't deserve success.
Hi Vanasia,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like the mistake I made a few weeks ago about a meeting time! I'm learning military time, and thought my 15:30 (3:30) meeting was at 13:30 because I only associated the 3:30, not the 13!! We made it through our struggle! A great goal to trust the calendar and input details! Also thank you for the book suggestion. I've read a few of Maxwells' books, and I'd find this one helpful!
Hi Vanasia,
ReplyDeleteI found myself in the same boat when trying to complete this assignment. I make plenty of mistakes, but current world conditions have greatly limited what I’ve actually done this semester. In the past, I have also made similar mistakes with calendaring, including thinking I put an incorrect time that was actually correct. I now triple check an obligation if I have any doubt in my mind about whether or not I calendared it correctly, but I am sure I will make a similar mistake in the future.
Vanasia,
ReplyDeleteI think your calendar idea is great. I think I'm actually going to look into doing something similar, because I do have a tight schedule and it's hard sometimes to remember it all. Sometimes it's not about being forgetful, but staying organized!