What makes one successful is a persons reaction to an event
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when was the last time you were
successful
maybe it was as simple as acing your
very hard math test
or beating your friend at a very close
game of uno
success is as individual as the person
who achieves it
to me success is about achieving the
goals i’ve set out for myself
hi my name is siri gangaretti and today
i would like to explore with you
not what it means to be successful but
an approach to help you
achieve your success so what makes this
so important and relevant to me
i will share a small personal story it
was the first math test of the year my
heart was racing as i was waiting for my
grade to come into skyward
i desperately wanted to do well but
unfortunately i did not do well and this
broke my heart
i was so sad and disappointed those
following days i felt defeated and i
didn’t know how to push forward
one day i got so tired of having all of
these negative thoughts around me and i
realized
instead of reacting to the event as a
failing moment why not react to it with
a positive and learning mindset
after realizing this i started to review
all the mistakes i made on my
tests and quizzes and homeworks to make
sure i didn’t repeat these same mistakes
i also started to put in more hours such
as sit down and review all the math
information i
learned the next math test came but this
time i passed it with flying colors
since then i’ve been using this approach
in many of my tests and other challenges
and has been very impactful in helping
me find my success
because i always reacted with a positive
mindset
one of the most inspiring stories i’ve
heard also reminds me of this very topic
imagine being in a car accident being in
a wheelchair
and then finding out you’re going to be
paralyzed for the rest of your life
this is a description of what happened
to mambia missouri bellatch
this amazing woman was in the hospital
after sustaining many injuries
her injuries were so severe that she
learned she would no longer be able to
walk
or give birth to a child ever again
although this was devastating to her
she decided to react to the situation
with positivity
she wrote down all of her fears one by
one and overcame them mentally
for example one of her fears is not
being able to have a child
once she mentally accepted her new
reality she was able to overcome her
fear
and realize she could have a child by
adopting one now she has gone on to
achieving major success
such as becoming a professional artist
owning her own business
and she’s an anchor for pakistan’s
national television
no wonder they call her the iron woman
of pakistan she is also an extraordinary
example of someone whose success
comes from the fact that their her
attitude and her situation was
responsible for her succeeding and
finding her happiness
so today all i’m asking of you is to
look at success
in a different way next time you fail
try to look at the situation with the
positivity
try to look at it with an i can do it
mentality
so if you end up failing that math test
don’t go hide under your bed
if you end up losing that game of uno
don’t go throwing the cards around the
room
remember responding to a bad situation
with positive mindset
will lead you to success thank you
you