Overcoming Obstacles Review

According to paragraph 1, people fear failure because they...

• aren't told by their parents how proud they are

• are told by their teachers that they lack the skills

• set their goals too high to be successful

• are too young to understand what success is

The psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson believed that certain successes could only...

• happen with luck

• come to certain people

• happen to the young

• grow out of failure

There are certain people who believe that skills are "innate", or...

• made up

• something you're born with

• something you gain from practice

• given to you by others

According to the article, when it comes to thinking about failure, there are three things you can control. Which of the following IS NOT one of those three?

• your behavior

• your planning

• your reactions

• your luck

Which of the following best describes the main difference between successful people and unsuccessful people?

• Successful people start with more money

• Unsuccessful people get more chances

• Successful people fail more often

• Unsuccessful people start with less money

According to the article, many people stay in jobs they hate for the sole reason of...

• they are making so much money they don't care

• they enjoy their coworkers so much

• they don't have any other options

• they are afraid of starting over and failing

According to paragraph 9 of the article, there are many ways of looking at failure. Which of the following IS NOT mentioned?

• Failure is a sure sign that we need to stop trying to accomplish something

• Failure is a way of exposing areas where we need skills improvement

• Failure is a brick wall to test how committed we are to something

• Failure is a sign that we need to change direction

According to paragraph 10 of the article, there are signs we can look for to see if failure is a sign that we need to walk away. Which of the following IS NOT one of the signs?

• It's costing you all of your time and energy

• It's not turning out to be what you expected and wanted

• It's not bringing you joy doing it

• It's not making you enough money

When you face failure, there's an important question you need to ask yourself in order to turn that failure into a learning experience. That question is...

• How can I get someone else to do this for me?

• Why am I always the unlucky one?

• Why couldn't I have been born with more skills?

• What can I do with this failure?

In the final paragraph of the article, the author makes a very detailed comparison of failure to...

• the act of driving down a road

• the act of swimming in a pool

• the act of studying for an exam

• the act of working at a job