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Recognize and Respond

Throughout each of my blog posts, I have tried to make it clear that failure is inevitable, it is bound to happen to everyone at some point in life. And while it is unavoidable, there are ways to make it seem manageable. When people experience failures in their lives, whether it be due to work, or relationships, parenting, people tend to feel like their life is over. Some feel as though there is no recovery for failure, it is simply the end. However, that is not true at all. I have mentioned in many other posts that there are ways to overcome failure, and I have shared personal stories to help show that. In this post, I want to emphasize Recognize and Respond hence the title. Recognize and Respond is a basic method with two steps. 1.) Recognize, in this step we stop, and are seeing failure happening. We are looking at what is happening, how it is happening, and why it is happening. Understanding those key parts helps to understand how to move forward to the next step. 2.) Response, this is where action is taken, a solution to the problem is created. It may be a simple fix, or a complex plan, but either way, it is a response to the failing part. I understand that the practical application of this may be harder than the concept, especially in those moments when emotions are high, but this can help to work through those issues. 
This practice of Recognize and Respond can be used in many areas of life. I have used it a few times myself mostly for presentations, conversations and occasionally homework. When it comes to presentations, I use this method mostly in hindsight. I take time to walk through it and see where things went wrong, and then, I can create solutions to help me the next time I give a presentation. As a student who was very active in speech, I used this a lot as a self evaluation as it helped me to better my speeches and presentations ultimately leading me to being successful. After every meet, I would look at my ballots and read their feedback, then I would take the time to understand it and also how I thought I did myself. I have also used this in conversations, sometimes talking to others does not go as swimmingly as we would hope, and so it can be frustrating when that happens. Instead of starting a fight, taking a mental step back to recognize the issue and then respond appropriately can save tons of unneeded and added stress to the situation. I find this helpful when there are disagreements on topics or even situations, for example in group projects, not everyone will want to do it the exact same way. That is where this can be helpful to avoid those fights. Using this practice on homework is mostly self explanatory, when I keep getting a wrong answer, or I am confused, I go back and go through every step and see what went wrong. From there, a solution can be made to get back on track. 

Pictured is a group of friends from our junior year prom, with a group this large there were a lot of opinions, and taking a step back and remembering what is important was definitely what made the day fun.


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