https://www.nomeatathlete.com/own-your-failure/ Plant Based Diet for Athletes Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/own-your-failure/#comment-11231 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:35:58 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=10590#comment-11231 – I failed at graduating my law exam with the grade I wanted (I still got a really good grade, though)
– I failed at becoming an adult for a really long time
– I failed at becoming more independent and self-reliant and I failed at permanently leaving my parents’ place for a really long time
– I failed at having a spiritual awakening earlier (ok, I didn’t try so does this technically count as a failure?)
– I failed at staying together with my last boyfriend until the end of my legal clerkship (bad idea in the first place)
– I failed at getting my friend with benefit to commit to a relationship with me and I failed at convincing him that I’m the most wonderful woman for him ever (jk)
– I failed at already having a successful career and the authority I would like to have
– I failed at starting to work earlier
– I failed at completing my PhD thesis within 2 years
– I failed at completing my first novel (many times)
– I failed at playing in a band
– I failed at sticking with a sport long enough to actually master it
– I failed at making up my mind many, many times
– I failed at defending my own interests many, many times
– I failed at being punctual too many times to count
– I sometimes failed at understanding maths and physics in high school
– I failed at maintaining my Spanish language skills after living there for a year
– I sometimes failed in PE in high school
– I failed at giving up coffee every time I tried (I’ve found the solution: I’ll stop trying)
– I failed at attending a festival for many years in a row
– I failed at taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because someone got me stoned and I fell asleep 😀
– I failed at spending an exchange year in Australia
– I failed at living a bohemian lifestyle like I wanted to
– I failed at finding my Sartre
– I failed at being accepted after my last job interview
– I failed at taking care of issues right away and I failed at not procrastinating many times
– I failed at not making an idiot of myself many times
– I failed at feeling “cool” many times
– I failed at learning to speak English without an accent
– I failed at daring to do things many times
– I failed at reading a number of e-mails I was afraid to read
– I failed at falling in love with guys who have an interest in me
– I failed at not falling in love with unapproachable guys (sigh!)
– I failed at meeting “The One”
– I failed at fitting in in high school and elsewhere
– I failed at impressing people with my song writing abilities
– I failed at figuring out who I was for a really long time
– I failed at having a better grip on my finances
– I failed at doing more with my creativity
– I failed at keeping my room tidy many, many times
– I failed at doing small talk and being sociable many times
– I failed at dying very young (good thing!)
OH…and I oftentimes failed at coming up with realistic goals! 😀

]]> https://www.nomeatathlete.com/own-your-failure/#comment-11230 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:27:32 +0000 https://www.nomeatathlete.com/?p=10590#comment-11230 Hi Matt,
Thanks for this. I’m a first year university student, almost-vegan yogi and runner.
This week I massively failed my economics term test worth 25% of my mark for the year, which jeopardizes my chance of passing the class. Econ is simply very difficult for me and the class was very badly taught and structured. I took it because it is somewhat related to what I want to major in. It was a challenge, and even though the test didn’t reflect it, I have learned a lot. But I burnt out and crashed and burned. My first major failure.
This post helps a lot.

]]>