...have that moment in life when something awful happens that it terrified us. A few years ago, I have suffered from driving anxiety after a minor accident. During the time, I was still learning to how to drive. A few weeks prior to my driving license behind the wheel exam. I took my dad’s car to take my brother to the market near my house without my dad supervision in the car. On way to the market, one car made a sharp left and hit me while I was going straight. I was so scared because I did not know what to do and I still not have my license yet. My hands were shaking. So I decided to drive away, and went home. It shocked me and I was terrified of driving. I told my dad that I do not want to drive anymore. My dad always takes me to places like work, school, etc. One day, I saw my dad looks so exhausted from work, and I know it is time to stop bother him. I decided to relearn everything and to face my fear. A month later, I finally got my license. Driving has been one of the most rewarding thing I have done. The freedom to go anywhere is great, I enjoy driving, and I am glad I was brave enough to face my fear and overcame it....
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...anyone but yourself”, as my father would say. As a child, growing up in a Hispanic family with very high standards and strict guidelines, failure was never an option and neither was being a disappointment to my family; which makes having a college education important because in today’s society it is nearly impossible to find a decent job without it. The feeling of satisfaction is also attain when you have an education, and also it helps you challenge all your senses. Education is important and it should never be overlooked. Growing up in a middle class family was a blessing. My parents provided us with everything they could, it wasn’t much but to us was everything. My parents recently got a divorced and watching my mother struggle for bills was absolutely a heartbreaker. Being the strong woman that she is she decided to get her degree to be a special education teacher’s aide. My mother is actually my hero, though she went through a very depressing chapter in her life, she was able to pick herself up. I see people struggle every day in life and I think to myself that I don’t want to be in the same situation ever again. By getting a college education I know I wouldn’t suffer because knowing that I have a degree, my life can be steady and I know I can make it through tough times. Embarrassment is something everyone goes through I never want to feel like that ever in my life. It’s sad to say but that would be another reason why I would not want to suffer. Life isn’t easy, nobody said...
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...Have you ever looked beyond the dark side of failure to see the light that shines through? Everyone in life has at one point experienced the harsh winter of failure. It typically strikes fear into the eyes of many. However, failure can guide one to a better road in which he or she might grow as an individual. J.K. Rowling and Steve Jobs’s Commencement Speech at Harvard both illustrate the benefits of failure. In other words, failure paves the road for new opportunities that can allow one to flourish. J.K. Rowling, renown author of the Harry Potter series, masterfully portrays how failure can lead one to become a better person through characterization and pathos. She can be viewed as a mentally strong willed character, which is reflected through her actions. For instance, she...
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...Failure Failure is an act or instance of a fault or manifesting the lack of success. Most people have the connotation that the concept of failure is bad or a sign of weakness however, I believe that abundance of adversity can cause a person great strength. It’s how a person address a situation, which results in lack of success. A person either learns from a setback and education themselves on how to better the outcome or do nothing, and in result face failure. I had an experience last year of failure, I had failed three of my college classes, and that impact on how I failed, the way others seen me, the way I felt, and what had learned taught me a valuable lesson.In the beginning of my junior year, I had the opportunity to take college courses. At first I was not bothered by the idea of taking on a harder task, however balancing my education and extra-curricular activities comes as a hardship to me. As I took three college courses, participating in band as a Dancer, and also being a junior in high school, my time management skills were at default. In result, I failed my three...
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...Success can be defined in different ways based on people’s perspective. In my opinion, success is being able to achieve my career and life goal while being satisfied. Specifically, I will be successful if I know the science-related career I want to pursue in post-secondary school. While in life, I would be successful if I am financially independent with a well-paying job. Others may look at success in being wealthy or the amount of happiness in their life. This can be seen in the film, “The Pursuit of Happyness” where success resulted in happiness and happiness resulted in success. From the film, Chris Gardner was found successful in achieving his career goal and from the time spent with his son. However, I believe that my perspective on success...
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...Educating Congestive Heart Failure Patients Cynthia Jones The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N3645 Cynthia Jones, RN October 1, 2012 Online RN-BSN Educating Congestive Heart Patients In comparison to the general population, the quality of life for patients with congestive heart failure is greatly impaired until patients are educated on the signs, symptoms and treatment of congestive heart failure. How can nurses use non-physical aspects of nursing to assist congestive heart failure patients improve their quality of life and decrease hospital visits? Patients with congestive heart failure receive physical aspects for treating the disease with the use of medications and surgery, but if patients were educated on the signs and symptoms at the onset of heart failure, outcomes should improve. When researching articles for information regarding congestive heart patients, I searched for articles in The Journal of American College of Cardiology, The Journal of Family Social Work, and the International Journal of Nursing Technologies and Classifications. I decided on these articles because they were published in reputable journals and provide correlations to the research question. In the first article seventy-six caregivers of patients with congestive heart failure used The McMaster Model of Family functioning (problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness and affective...
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...hours. On Tuesday, May 3rd, my classmates and I sat to take the AP Physics 1 exam. On this dreadful day, we were ushered into the testing room promptly at 12:00 p.m. and were told to put away the study materials we were all cramming with in the hall. We thought the test would begin shortly, but –much to our dismay– it did not. One of the A.M. tests of the day, AP Spanish, had technical difficulties and had not yet let out. We were forced to wait in this bleak room until the other test let out. Unable to even glance at our notes, the confidence we were filled with upon entering the room chipped away with each minute. When the final student arrived...
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...Fear of Failure Fear of failing, or atychiphobia, has been present in one form or another in everyones lives. What a failure means to one person is completely variable to another and what matters most is how you handle it and go forward afterwards. William Faulkner stated, “Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it.” Some people become so stricken with the image of failure that they become immobilized and cannot even bring themselves to start the task at hand. There are others however who embrace the challenge and view failure as a learning curve and opportunity not to the make the same mistake twice. Failure exists in every person’s life and can define our existence and character. Understanding that fear jeopardizes success and from failure we gain new insights, the question arises as to why people are so afraid to fail in the first place. People like to understand where things originate and how they became as they are so let’s discuss fear of failure and it’s roots. As a child in school for example, commonly if a child fails they are not given rewards. In some school culture the football player that doesn’t kick the football highest is a wimp, the one who failed that last math test is dumb, or if you didn’t make in on the basketball team you’re a loser. The harsh reality is, many of us have felt like other people judge our failures. Our focus is emphasized too much on visible success and not the ways...
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...atelophobia have comparable troubles: “the more he thinks about his fear, however, the more he worries” (Doidge 165). Intrigued by this information, I shall be exploring the psychology of high expectations and the fear of not being good enough. Specifically, I intend to relate this to my own fears. In my experience dealing with this type of stress, I have found that my anxiety over the possibility of failure is amplified by the fact that I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at the age of 5. By delving into the psychology of atelophobia and examining unique strategies for coping, I hope to implement a change in my own life. My end goal is to be able to lead a healthier life with less self-detriment and stress while coping with ADHD. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Catharina Reinholz Sabó, my great-grandmother, fled her country during World War One and went to São Paulo, Brazil. When she arrived, she had absolutely nothing: no home, no money, and no family. After years of being a domestic servant, she was able to invest all her savings to start what is now a multinational auto-parts company, all while raising three children. To this day, this company is the main source of my entire family’s...
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...fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? (250-650 words) My head was throbbing, muscles were limp, and stomach (successfully) emptied in the garbage bin. It was the notorious sprint set which gotten the best of me once more. I watched the worn faces of my teammates as they prepared themselves to continue the set and dive back into the cold, heavily chlorinated waters. I had been swimming for 11 years at that point and had the most experience in the sport compared to my teammates. As I sat on the bench, my mind began to unravel, and I questioned my ability and motivation to continue. I felt as though I had hit my plateau and was breaking down. That night I sat on my bed trying to put the pieces together of what was happening to me....
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...Accepting failure or becoming a Creator A Creator mindset allows people to see all options available to them, and then choose wisely to which road they will take, these effective actions will allow you to achieve the life they want. As stated by Dr. Skip downing, “A Victim mindset keeps people from seeing and acting on choices that could help them achieve the life they want”: while he also goes to mention the mentality of the Creator mindset. “When you accept personal responsibility, you believe that you create everything in your life”, describing that everyone in life makes the same right decisions and the same wrong decisions. You are the only road block in life whether it be mentality or physically that inhibits yourself from adapting...
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...In my brief eighteen-years of life, I have encountered many obstacles and faced great amounts of adversity in my athletic endeavors. From pulled quad muscles to kicking in a game while battling salmonella, I have always played to my best abilities by learning to manage and overcome barriers that stand before me. While these physical hindrances have been difficult, none are as devastating as failure. Most consider failure to mean that one didn’t reach their end goal due to poor performance or circumstances. This is not failure but instead part of the process of being successful. The real failure, however, is when someone gives up on their goal and quits trying to reach it. As an athlete, I have heard a lot of pep talks about success and failure....
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...people’s lives better for having been a part of it. It’s about making a positive difference, no matter how small. Success has a lot more to do with what isn’t immediately visible than it does with trophies, awards, wealth, or material things. Every person is thinking different about being prosperous in life and is defining success in another way, so there can´t exist a definition that is suitable for all. It is somewhat like how we mean success based on our own goal and objective. The bottom line is that we should know exactly how to define success in life. There should be an awareness of what success and accomplishment in general means. I define success as the opposite of failure, the status of having achieved and accomplished a goal or objective. Being successful means the achievement of desired visions and planned goals. To some and is more common success can be a certain social status that describes a prosperous person that could also have gained fame for its favorable outcome. The dictionary describes success as the following: “attaining wealth, prosperity and/or fame”. Other people define success as having luxurious cars and a huge mansion, whereas others consider a life full of joy and happiness with their family, fulfilling their passion or simply by inspiring others as the true meaning of success. Once you have figured out what is important for you personally, then you are able to focus on your visions and goals and success will follow. Remember the movie “three Idiots...
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...Running head: MY BASIC TRAINING 1 MY BASIC TRAINING 3 My failure in Basic Training Kaythi Rasay University of Maryland University College ? My failure in Basic Training I was born in Rangoon, Burma and moved to California when I was 11 years old. After a year of college, an Army Recruiter contacted me, and we started talking and what opinions I have. I visited the Army Recruiter?s office a few times, and I was interested in what they had to offer. When I suggested the idea to my family, they weren't very happy and didn't like the idea of me joining or leaving. A few reasons lead me to my decision to accede to the military was independence and free education. I was 19 years old, and my family was still treating me like a kid....
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...Atychiphobia, the fear of failure, leads mankind to falter in their path to success and to fail in achieving their dreams which require failure. Aaron Burr is a man who despises failure to the point that causes him to kill Alexander Hamilton and lose the presidential race. He attempts to do what other people want him to do rather than have ideals and beliefs unique to himself and does not “let them know what you’re against or what you’re for” (Miranda 24). The lack of personal motivation also plays a role Burr’s loss of the presidency. I identify with Burr more greatly than Hamilton because, like Burr, I fear failing in many aspects of life and do not always complete tasks because I personally want to. Life is a series of failures developing...
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