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     In this semester I have experienced quite a bit of failure. A notable failure that I can recall occurred in the beginning of the course. On the first elevator pitch, to my personal opinion, I feel like I submitted the worst elevator pitch on YouTube. After submitting that link to Dr. Pryor, I felt not only embarrassed, but deeply upset at my failure to produce a good video. What I submitted was poorly explained, thought out, and executed. The level of awkwardness that I displayed in that video was alarming and truly a massive failure. As the assignments rolled along, I feel that the quality in the rest of the pitches got increasingly better. With more time, experience, and knowledge on my business, I was able to put forward a respectable submission in my opinion.

     Emotionally I feel that I handle failure pretty poorly. I generally try to improve, but ultimately end up giving up when things get too hard. Failure for me is emotionally taxing. It takes up a lot of time and the thought of failure lingers in my head for long periods of time. This course in particular has thought me that failure is a mindset and that every no is a potential yes. This phrase has rejuvenated my hope and has taught me to be persistent and accept/welcome criticism and feedback. With that said I feel that I am really prepared to take risks and bet on myself and my ideas.

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