When you're an Accounting major from St. Scholastica's College and you were only able to get a C+ from any Accounting subject, you're 100% doomed. And so I thought when I got a C+ from our Advanced Accounting 2 class. It was my first time to have that kind of grade and I was completely devastated. Devastated because my other classmates were able to pass and not me, devastated because I knew I could have done better but then again, I knew I deserved that grade.

Don't get me wrong. I did study hard for that subject. I really did but looking back, I know that what held me back from truly learning was my attitude then. I completely gave up on that subject. Looking at my notes and books terrified me. It brings me down and no matter how hard I tried to focus, I just couldn't. I gave up without even realizing it. I gave up without meaning to and that's why I failed. My attitude sucked. I completely relied on luck. I didn't rely on myself and that was my biggest mistake.

So, how was I able to bounce back?

Trust me, it was not easy but it was not impossible. The very first time I saw my grade, I broke down to tears. My tears were not only brought about by my failing grade. What pushed it the most was the thought that a lot of people, especially my parents, are expecting the best from me. They expect perfection, if not, an acceptable grade. But I didn't. I wasn't perfect at that moment but the people that truly kept me from giving up was the same persons that I was afraid to disappoint: my parents.

They pushed me strong and hard. They told me that it is okay and that something bigger and better is bound to happen for me. And reality hits me hard in the face. No matter how hard I try and push mountains to be perfect, I will never be one. We will all never be one.


I guess  what I truly got from those moments was that the only way to move past a bad experience is to have a good attitude and that it is imperative to try to always be on top of everything. I learned that instead of wallowing up inside my room and crying endlessly, I can find ways to turn everything around. I can find another window to lead me to my wanted destination and surround myself with persons that are completely rooting for me. So, now that I have to face that subject once again this coming school year, I promise to all of you and to myself that I will have a better attitude not only towards it but to everything else that comes with it.


So, in my not so reliable words, that's all you have to do a get away with failure: ATTITUDE.