A time I have failed was when I was in middle school and I wanted to join the volleyball team. I went to volleyball tryouts and showed them my best at the time. I ended up not making it on the team. It made me really sad and made me feel discouraged from trying things. After some time I thought about it and realized it was a lesson to keep in mind. The lesson was that sometimes you have to work at things harder than others to achieve your goals. I know now that my volleyball skills may not come as easily as it did for other people but I can still be as good as them I’ll just have to work a little harder to achieve my goal. This doesn’t only go for volleyball but anything else in life.