You cannot go through life always being and trying the best. You have know and realize that you are going to make mistakes and you might fail as you go through life, and all of that is okay as long as you are willing to do better. Making mistakes is what helps us make things better in our lives. Without our mistakes in life, we would not be the people we are today. We need to accept that it is okay to fail. Failing does not mean that we are failures in life. People’s lives are shaped because of the mistakes that they have made, and they have become better people because of that.
For example, almost every high school student asks themselves Is going to college something that I really want to do? Not every student believes that college is the right direction for them. Students who know exactly where they want to go and what they want to be, often put a lot of pressure on themselves to be the best. To those students, being the best means having the best grades, resume, and essays. When that “perfect” student ends up not getting into the “school of their dreams,” they might often feel like a failure. Just because they failed at getting into their “dream school” does not mean that they have to give up on their dreams. Those students have to realize that they tried their hardest, and that being the best on paper does not mean that they are not going to do their best at their so called “dream school.” Sometimes the students who did not have the best grades, resumes, or essays are the ones to get into their “dream school.” That does not mean that you still do not have to try your hardest, it just means that the specific college does not see you as the best-fit for their school.
Personally, I believe that insisting on being the best at everything is worse than watching a mouse running on its wheel, hoping to get somewhere. Focusing on being the best is incredibly frustrating in my opinion. Personally, I focus on doing my best and improving. I have found this to be true with regards to many academic subjects that did not come naturally to me. It wasn't by trying to out smart my classmates that I became a good student. I simply aimed to do better each day than I did the day before. Did it always work? No! But I did see drastic improvements throughout my high school career and find myself prepared and ready to go to college! Actually, that reminds me of another quote, but that's for another day.
For example, almost every high school student asks themselves Is going to college something that I really want to do? Not every student believes that college is the right direction for them. Students who know exactly where they want to go and what they want to be, often put a lot of pressure on themselves to be the best. To those students, being the best means having the best grades, resume, and essays. When that “perfect” student ends up not getting into the “school of their dreams,” they might often feel like a failure. Just because they failed at getting into their “dream school” does not mean that they have to give up on their dreams. Those students have to realize that they tried their hardest, and that being the best on paper does not mean that they are not going to do their best at their so called “dream school.” Sometimes the students who did not have the best grades, resumes, or essays are the ones to get into their “dream school.” That does not mean that you still do not have to try your hardest, it just means that the specific college does not see you as the best-fit for their school.
Personally, I believe that insisting on being the best at everything is worse than watching a mouse running on its wheel, hoping to get somewhere. Focusing on being the best is incredibly frustrating in my opinion. Personally, I focus on doing my best and improving. I have found this to be true with regards to many academic subjects that did not come naturally to me. It wasn't by trying to out smart my classmates that I became a good student. I simply aimed to do better each day than I did the day before. Did it always work? No! But I did see drastic improvements throughout my high school career and find myself prepared and ready to go to college! Actually, that reminds me of another quote, but that's for another day.