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Using the Personal Development Methodology
as a Tool to Turn Failures into Successes
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People who are highly successful tend to view failure as a temporary state on the way to success. These
people have learned how to self-mentor growth through using a Personal Development Methodology.
Turning failures into successes produces an “I can do anything I want to do attitude.”
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BJECTIVES
This learning activity will teach you to:
1. Appreciate that failure is one of the best means of producing long-term success.
2. Understand that you can turn liabilities into assets through the practice of assessment and application
of the Personal Development Methodology.
3. Identify opportunities for applying specific steps of the Personal Development Methodology to actual
life situations.
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ERFORMANCE
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If you successfully complete this activity, you will be able to
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Turn a significant failure into a success through the use of the Personal Development Methodology
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Recognize the need for a significant change or growth from a failure
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Put together an effective plan
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Begin implementing the plan
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Growing from Failure: My College Algebra Course Mid-Term Exam
I was a very successful high school math student and consistently got A’s and B’s in all my math classes.
I was doing all the homework, attending class and was successful in the short quizzes during class. Thus
I was shocked when I got a 58% on the mid-term exam.
Step
Explanation (What happened and what I will do)
Recognize the need for
change and growth
My exam score will not help me get a "B" in this course
Explore contextual issues
I analyze my test performance and discovered that 20% of my mistakes were
careless errors, 25% were because I wasn’t able to transfer what I knew from
the problems I learned with (in the book) to new and different problems.
Prioritize based on values
I want to be a STEM major (biology) and I must get at least a B in this class,
but I also want to feel successful as a student