Genius Time Blog Update

   This week ended up being really good for my genius time because it helped clear up what I wanted to do. Next Friday, I will be meeting up with Linda and another representative from the organization so we can organize the event. At that time, we will be discussing the location of the event, what we hope to accomplish, and how we want the video to play out. With that, I will be getting info that will help me get a better understanding of how the video should ultimately play out. I will try and pitch a couple ideas and also get some feedback from Linda and the other rep on what their ideas are. From there, I will be able to plan out a final draft hopefully on the video and go from there. 

DigCit Genius Time Reflection

   This week I have completed the digcit folder. In that, I completed the "Using the Internet to Engage People in Social Causes" activity, the "Change.org Video Questions", and also the "Time to Innovate!" assignment. 

   With these assignments, I have better learned how to raise awareness in social media. I finally realized how big social media is in terms of raising awarness. Social media can be seen as a medium to channel personal thoughts and feelings but can also be used to raise awareness by things as simply retweeting or reposting things and can be as big as having a unified account for an important cause. 

   My final product has become more of a blur over the past couple of weeks. I have been trying to figure out how I can make the video outstanding for both Michael and Linda. I honestly am way better at just doing things in the momment than precisely planning things out because I tend to overthink simple things. My schedules benchmark is semi-completed but I do not mind because I feel like its what I need to do to make it the best it can be. 

   My goal for next week is to try and have a better understanding of my project and how I want it all to play out. Once I have a better understanding of how I want it all to play out, I can finally take action but for now im just going to have to keep brainstorming. 

"Fight The Good Fight 5k." - Home. Fight the Good Fight, n.d. Web. 22 Oct. 2015. 

Failure v. Success

   Failure and Success are very important in both life and in school. Lots of people think failure in school means failure in life and vice versa. Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, Charles Dickens, Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Princess Diana all dropped out of school and became very successful in life. Lots of students also fail in life to some extent, but they may do great in school. So what exactly is the point of failure and success?

   I personally think that failure is crucial to life and success. People usually think that failure is a word that means no success, no pros, and nothing in return. I would have to disagree though. In life, ive failed countless times. Every single time I fail, I always learn something about myself. When I fail, I think of it as experience that I can learn from. I usually end up learning about what kind of person I am and what kind of person I want to be when I get older. In other words, I learn wether or not something is for me or not. Experience is very vital to growing as a person and the most important kind of experience a person can have is failure. Failing may seem like a bunch of cons, but in terms of growing into the person you want to be its a pro. With failure comes realization. If I fail at something I personally think is important, I always learn about what I can do to improve. With that improvement, I change my approach and sometimes even my mindset into something more realistic or even more creative and unique. 

   In school, failure is just bound to happen somewhere along the lines. If I were to ask all my teachers how many times ive failed, im certain they would all laugh because they all know that ive failed more times than they care to count. This is just bound to happen like I said. But with all my failures, ive learned to better understand myself a little bit better. Some of my failures made me realize that I should put in some more effort to get better grades, some of them showed me that some things are just not for me, and on occasion ill make mistakes and want to genuinely improve because I care about the topic/material. All of those are okay, because in life I dont think I will be remembered about how well I am at math, or how well I am at remembering the periodic table, or how well I am at remembering dates. I also dont want to be remembered for any of that, but some school material may come in handy from time to time. 

   If someone feels like a failure, they should know that they are not. The word "failure" in my opinion is very misunderstood, making it a big misconception. Everybody fails sometimes. Some people fail in one thing and others succeed, but everyone fails in things that others find success in. Its all mandatory. If someone who labels themselves as a "failure" really wants to succeed at the task at hand, then they shoud keep pushing because there will come a day where it all pays off. If someone considers themselves a "failure" at something that is irrelevant to them and what they want to be in life, then that is totally okay. Ive been there too and its alright for that to happen.