Personal ANNecdotes

 Are you scared to fail? If yes, have you given yourself the permission to fail? ⚠️

I can't count the number of times I failed in college, both in my academic and in my student journalist stint. 😆😁

Junior writers are required to create articles for all sections. Because of this, I have experienced failure in the following forms. 

❌ An overhauled first feature article. 

❌ An overhauled first news article (which I still have by the way). 

❌ An overhauled first Filipino feature article. 

❌ A reconstructed short story in English. Literature is my forte, but limited to poem writing and prose on the side. 

❌ A reconstructed short story in Filipino. 

❌ A super awkward interview with Callalily. (Thankful to my News & Sports Editor for giving me this privilege. Though I bombed it! 😅) 

I can't remember how many times I also cried & ranted because I can't seem to do things right. I was in an extremely uncomfortable position of growing my skills as a writer & as a person. 😆😂

And because I gave myself the permission to fail, I have also experienced the following successes. 

✔️ Published 9 articles across all sections in a single edition. 

✔️ Created my first news feature article. 

✔️ Met new people during all of my interviews inside & outside the campus, from all walks of life. 

✔️ Joined student activist rallies twice just for the experience. I wrote about it in my Filipino feature article. 

✔️ Became a features & literary editor where I was able to teach what I know to our junior writers. 

✔️ Asked by my classmates about my interview with Callalily. And I was able to get close to Kean!! Yes, I count this as my success because it was a rare privilege! 😌❤️ I still had a big crush on Kean Cipriano during these times. 🤗🤗🤗

You don't know where life can lead you if you allow yourself to fail. Failures will always come to the person who seeks continuous growth in his/her personal life. 😉✔️

So ask yourself, are you still scared to fail? What if your failures can lead you to the ULTIMATE SUCCESS you've been praying for? ⬆️⬆️⬆️

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