I think that failure is unavoidable and an intrinsic part of life, even if unpleasant. Paradoxically, a life without failure is a life not lived. Personally, I find the process of failure difficult and debilitating; it is one of my larger personal goals to be a more resilient person in the face of failure and…
Category: #8 Opportunities and Challenges
Reflecting back on the growth mindset presentation (Joe Salvatore 7/17) in addition to your personal experiences, what are your goals, what are you looking forward to, and what is something that you recently learned about yourself? What do you expect to be your biggest challenge? What challenges and triumphs have you experienced so far? Tell us about a lesson you’ve learned or a mistake you’ve made, and about some successes that you’ve had. What do you think made these a successes?
Blog 8: Opportunities & Challenges
Ever since the Growth Mindset presentation by Joe Salvatore, I had time to reflect about how I need to give myself more credit for the work that I do. I am harsh towards myself because whenever I am given a task, the outcomes need to come out perfect. I am a perfectionist and I cannot…
Opportunities and Challenges
My current goals are to succeed as a senior at Michigan, complete my writing samples for master’s programs in August, and prepare for the GRE’s in August as well. After the presentation I realized that I didn’t actively adopt a growth mindset until I was in college. As of now I try to remain…
Some Mistakes and Obstacles
From the time I spent with Joe Salvatore, I realized that there are actually many goals I have. Besides getting my poster ready for the upcoming UROP symposium, some other goals include finding journals to publish any sort of research paper I decide to make on my study in the future, getting ready for a…
AGHHHH: Not working on something is boring
I made my summer as busy as possible because I knew that if I didn’t, it would mean that I have wasted the opportunity to do all that I can. In that mindset I realize I do not actually have goals. My overall goal and life style is to do as much as possible because…
Opportunities and Challenges
My goal, in the broadest sense, is to be able to spend the rest of my life working with the issues that I am passionate about. I think that for me, this is a great way to conceptualize my goal, because it allows for flexibility in my plans to achieve that goal. I am looking…
Opportunities and Challenges
I had really great time attending Joe Salvatore for the second time through UROP program. Attending it for the second time was truly insightful to see if I practiced what I learnt from last time and to work on improving my studying styles. My goal in future is to apply to dental school and to…
Grit(s) w/ Cheese
Reflecting on the presentation by Joe Salvatore, I am analyzing my goals and the level of grit I have to help me attain these goals. The end goal of my college career is to have a PhD in clinical psychology and become a therapist. While I have shown my grit and determination by making it…
Grit, grit, grit, grit, GRIT
I have been saying all summer that graduating from U of M in the spring will be the first major thing I’ve seen through to completion since I graduated high school in 2008. It’s definitely super long term at this point, so I guess the fact that I’m even here shows that I have more…
Personal Reflection: a Lesson in Values
I’ve been going to Wolverine Wellness every two weeks for the past month or so just to be able to talk about my life with a neutral person. It’s not therapy, more just a check-in and way to talk through stuff. Anyways, last session, I learned something fascinating about myself. Academics have always been…