Midterm Motivation

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure - or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember, that's where you will find success. -John Watson

A quote about motivation and success seemed appropriate with midterms next week and senioritis striking hard.  Of course I was thinking something along the lines of "Keep going.  You can do it.  Don't give up."  But one about failing seems even better.  Midterms aren't looking too good when all of our energy is spent, our stress is through the roof, and our motivation is beginning to lag.  So, remember, failure isn't always a bad thing.  Get an F on a midterm here and there?  Don't sweat, learn from it.  Do better on midterms next year...oh wait, that's right, midterms don't exist in college...lol.  All jokes aside, this is a great quote.  We can't be perfect all the time.  There will be times that we fail.  But failure shouldn't discourage us.  We can only get better from there.  I definitely agree that in failure you find success.  I know when I fail at something I get determined to succeed.  Mistakes are a great learning tool when you are able to realize the mistake and fix it.  As Aaliyah once said, "If at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again."  Life is full of failure.  But failure can lead to even greater success if you don't let it discourage you.