Jemy blog post oct 16

 Prompt: Describe a time when someone’s words had a lasting impact on you.  


Prompt Response:
During my freshman year of high school, I was feeling completely overwhelmed by my schoolwork and considering dropping out of an advanced track class. My track coach noticed my frustration after practice one day, pulled me aside, and told me, "Mistakes are just data, not a definition of who you are."
Summary:
The core of this experience centers around a single conversation that completely shifted how I view failure. At the time, I viewed every bad grade or mistake as a permanent indicator of my intelligence. By reframing errors as neutral "data" to learn from rather than a personal definition, my coach handed me a practical tool to handle stress.
Reflection:
Those words have stayed with me because they completely broke my perfectionist mindset. Whenever I face a setback now, whether in sports, academics, or life, I repeat that phrase to remind myself to look at the situation logically instead of emotionally. It taught me resilience and allowed me to stick with challenges I otherwise would have quit.

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