Wow, it's that time of year again already? It seems like it all started just yesterday.

We are beginning to approach the final week of December, and of course, the final week of 2016. As the final days of the year quickly approach, I think we can all agree on two things: this year went by fast and many of us took a lot of "L's" this year.

Looking back on 2016, the year felt like a day, a very crappy, eventful day. Many events happened this year; we lost many people, and many people lost their minds. We lost the likes of Prince, Muhammad Ali and most recently, Craig Sager. And we finally realized that America has lost its mind as Donald Trump became the 45th President. Along with the notable "L's" taken this year, many of us including myself faced personal "L's". Whether we didn't get that job or scholarship, didn't get close to reaching our goals or we had a falling out with friends and even family. The "L's" we took this year were plenty and made this year pretty awful...depending on the way you view your "L's."

For those who don't know, usually when we take "L's," it usually means we lost, sometimes in a very bad way. We all take "L's" every now and then, it's life and usually, it's bound to happen to even the best of us. But if you look at the "L's" you take in life in a different way, it can possibly change your outlook on life.

How about instead of view these "L's" as "Losses," how about viewing them as "Lessons"?

Instead of being upset about something not going your way, be grateful for the lesson you can learn from your setback and be optimistic about how you can apply that lesson to make your life better in the future. Say for instance you had the perfect chance to get an internship and you had an interview coming up for it. You don't prepare for the interview and screw up the interview and don't get the interview. Instead of staying upset about the result, learn from your mistake of not properly preparing for the interview and use that lesson to benefit you for future internship opportunities. This is one of the many ways you can change your view of the "L's" in life.

So as we reflect on 2016, we can all agree that many of us took plenty of "L's" this year. But hopefully, we can look back on those "L's", see what we can learn from them, and make 2017 a much better year.