Mistakes Make Success by Bryce S.
Everyone makes mistakes sometime in their life. Some people more than others.
But the thing everyone has in common is that they learn from the mistakes they make.
Every winter during the wrestling season, I lived this belief every single day. There was
not a day that went by that I did not make some kind of mistake either during practice or
a match. Whenever I messed up a move during practice, it was usually quickly
corrected by a coach. I learned better by trying to correct an issue I made during
practice because it was more personal than watching the wrestling move for the first
time ever. The worst time to make a mistake, though, was during a match.
One time during a match, I tried to do a move that I thought I was good at, but
it ultimately ended with me on my back and another loss on my record. These mistakes,
although helpful, were not the intended outcome. Even though the move cost me the
match, it is what I did about that mishap that mattered the most. If I went and did not try
to fix anything about the situation I was in, I would not be getting better as a person or
an athlete. Trying to make the most out of every circumstance and trying to better
yourself should be the goal of anything you do.
So after my big loss, I went into practice the next day and I asked what I did
wrong and how to fix it. My coaches happily told me what my issue was and ways to
improve upon that issue. I then worked for the next couple of practices to perfect my
technique on that move. I finally started to improve and I thought I was ready for the
next match to come my way.
It was the day of the match and I was ready to use the move I had thought I
mastered. When it was my turn to get on the mat and start wrestling, everything was
going good until I made another mistake. This did not cost me the match, but it put me
in a very bad situation. Although I worked very hard on the one move I messed up, I
was still not perfect and not a well-rounded wrestler. With every mistake I made I
worked to fix it and I slowly became a better wrestler because of it. This is why I believe
that you have to fail in order to succeed. No matter what you are doing in your life, being
able to identify what you did wrong and fix it is a great way to create a better
understanding about a topic.
