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Paragraph on Mistakes are stepping stones to sucess in 300 words

Answer 1

I believe that intellectually, we all know thatwe can learn from mistakes,that failures orset backs are stepping stones to success, but that still doesn’t make them feel good and we still instinctively want to avoid or hide them.In the spirit of celebrating the “drops”, I decided to share two stories from my performing career that help to illustrate different ways to handle mistakes.
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Story #1: “The Case of the Unfortunate Bouncing Ball”Several years ago, I was performing with NYC’s longest running Off-Broadway magic show, Monday Night Magic, at the Bleecker Street Theater in lower Manhattan. The space had a cozy, intimatefeel – a low platform stage protruded into the audience, with stadium-style seating rising up on all three sides of the stage. Onthis particular night, I was performing a 3 ball juggling act that showcased some very intricate juggling patterns combined with movement. The juggling balls I used were made of silicone, which provided an amazing bounce. Yup, silicone balls(insertjoke here).Now, this bouncing quality allowed me to create some really interesting combinations – letting a ball bounce underthe leg or around the body, adding in a spin. BUT, it also meant that if anything went wrong, the balls could bounce away VERY quickly.So, I was in the middle of my act, all was going well, and then it happened – a throwwas off just enough that two of the juggling balls collided, creating a massive explosion of bouncing energy, objects shooting towards opposite sides of the stage. I grabbed one of the balls, but the other escaped my grip and began to bounce quickly and chaotically towards the edge of the stage. Instinct kicked in and I lunged after the bouncing ball. In an instant, the ball had bounced completely OFF stage and into the audience. And before I knew it, I was off-stage with it, frantically grabbing at it as it kept bouncing further away, just out of reach of my fingertips and dangerously close to audience members’ legs.After what seemed like an eternity (and was probably only a few seconds) I got a hold of it, returned to the stage,acted like it never happened, and finished my act, smiling to the applause and cringing on the inside.I will never forget the way I felt after that performance.AWFUL. Defeated. I LEFT the stage! I’d dropped before, but this felt BAD.In my rushed, frantic attempt to cover up my mistake(if the audience saw, they would SURELY all be talking about what a terrible juggler I was, certainly undeservingof performing!), I gave up a commanding stage presence and missed an opportunityto connect.Did I really think the audience wouldn’t notice that I had just charged at them to retrieve the bouncing ball?

Answer 2

This maxim says that if a person fails once, he should not lose heart. He must observe the mistakes that led to the failure and try to overcome them in his next attempt. Repeated efforts lead to one to success. Life is a long journey and in the course of life and career, one has to face many ups and downs. One can meet several troubles and obstacles on the way of life but should not be disheartened on these situations. Sometimes one gets a success and sometimes failure. Failures give a better point of view through which we can march our way onto success. So we should always regard failure as the first step or stepping stone to success.