Hey everyone!
Sorry that I haven't been extremely active lately. I've been quite busy, especially with speech and debate.
For those of you who don't know, I avidly compete in speech and debate on a regular basis -- I LOVE it.
Recently, I experienced a loss, that disheartened me greatly. I prepared for months and months for what I expected to be the pinnacle of my speech and debate career: two back-to-back national varsity tournaments.With high expectations, I went into the tournaments, and I did not do as well as I thought I would do -- by a long run.
After both tournaments had finished, I was extremely frustrated to find that I was three away from advancing into the next round. And to make matters worse: my best friend had gone to the final round.
Now, while this is probably the most clichè thing I will ever say,after two weeks of utter frustration: I have learned to be happy about this. A loss? No. That was a win. And, obviously, while that wasn't a literal win, I KNOW that in the imminent state and national tournament, things are going to get a lot better. New ideas and thoughts have been flooding my mind, and I guarantee you that in a few months, my piece will be the best it has ever been.
"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war." - Donald Trump
More to come on that later :)
NICK
Sorry that I haven't been extremely active lately. I've been quite busy, especially with speech and debate.
For those of you who don't know, I avidly compete in speech and debate on a regular basis -- I LOVE it.
Recently, I experienced a loss, that disheartened me greatly. I prepared for months and months for what I expected to be the pinnacle of my speech and debate career: two back-to-back national varsity tournaments.With high expectations, I went into the tournaments, and I did not do as well as I thought I would do -- by a long run.
After both tournaments had finished, I was extremely frustrated to find that I was three away from advancing into the next round. And to make matters worse: my best friend had gone to the final round.
Now, while this is probably the most clichè thing I will ever say,after two weeks of utter frustration: I have learned to be happy about this. A loss? No. That was a win. And, obviously, while that wasn't a literal win, I KNOW that in the imminent state and national tournament, things are going to get a lot better. New ideas and thoughts have been flooding my mind, and I guarantee you that in a few months, my piece will be the best it has ever been.
"Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war." - Donald Trump
More to come on that later :)
NICK
Honestly, I am really glad that you have shared your experience. Sorry that you didn't do well in the debate, I'm sure thats the last thing you want to hear now but it feels necessary. I think it's such a great thing when we can find the good in the bad. It's always a lot harder to find but it always comes. (:
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Thanks so much -- I definitely agree. It is absolutely necessary, and I am so glad you agree.
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