Essay On Black Belt Failure

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Failure is described as the lack of success in achieving a goal. In my life one of my biggest failures was failing my practical test of taekwondo. This was one of the most important tests I had to do in my life because I was finally going to get my black belt. I know that for many people this type of test doesn’t mean that much but for me it was one of the biggest events in my life. I was waiting for this test for eight years approximately, I was finally going to achieve one of my many goals. The day before my practical test, I had taken my theoretical test and it had gone excellent, I was the highest grade among the others who were also taking the test with me. I remember being absolutely nervous when I was standing in front of the examiners. …show more content…
I wasn’t able to approve three parts from my test, which are the following: vocabulary, Poomsae, and Han Bon Kyorugui. The black belt graduation was one week after my test and my only option to graduate with the others was doing the test in that week. Failing my test was something that hurt me so much but I didn’t have time to regret. I had fallen but I stood up and I prepared that test. On Friday I was taking the three parts I failed ageing. I was able to graduate on time and I finally had that black belt I wanted so much. Why is this experience so important for me? Simply because I learned to never back down even though thins are not going your way. This experience made me stronger, made me have courage even though I was hurting inside. It teach me that things do not always go the way you want them to go but there is always more than one side to look at things. Now I know that positivism is something really useful when things are not seen clear. As Henry Thoreau once said “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”. My black belt was really important for me but what I become after achieving my goal is way more important. I believe that it has had a big influence in the person I now