So, university results come out in less than 24 hours, and I'm not looking all that forward to receiving them.
Chances are that I failed at least one subject. And as you can imagine, I'm not looking forward to the criticisms from those around me regarding my failure to pass a subject.
I'm sure that there are other people out there who are in the same boat as I am right now, or have been in the past.
But ultimately, as individuals, it's not those who criticise us to whom we must answer to. Nor is it those who are in charge of us - our bosses, lecturers, teachers, and other figures.
It all comes down to us. I don't have to answer to those above me, those around me, or others who think it's their business. And nor do I take on board what they say. Right now, it's my decision regarding my next course of action and how to deal with the situation I've find myself.
Yes, maybe I didn't spend enough time on those particular areas as I should have. And maybe there was significant space for improvement. But despite that, you cannot dwell on the past. It's happened and it's not coming back.
Come tomorrow, it'll be as though the apocalypse has arrived and the sky is falling down.
I may end up bearing the brunt of a full-on episode of criticism, but Max Power doesn't let it take him down.
It's about confidence.
The confidence to accept that you have failed and the circumstances as to why that has happened. The confidence to rise up to the challenge after hitting a hurdle and have a second crack. The confidence to remain headstrong and continue forth without the heavy words of critics bring you down.
Because at the end of the day, it's not the critics who have to deal with the position they've found themselves in.
It's up to the individual.
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