What did you learn from your biggest failure?
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I learned that just because you are winning, doesn't mean you can stop trying.
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My biggest failure taught me many things. The world will keep spinning. Life will go on. Nothing is so great that I can't recover from it. My husband is a rock of support.
It also taught me to plan ahead. Keep promises to myself. I can't rely on other people to bail me out if I'm not willing to do my part.
But most importantly, it's worthwhile to take chances, even if it doesn't always work out. I think that's the whole point of living.
I learned that, except perhaps in extreme sports like skydiving or bungee jumping--which, let's face it, I'm not going to try anyway--failure won't kill me.
Jump up, brush self off, try again.
And again.
Hiding inside of myself for so many years I didn't even know that it was holding me back. I finally learned that my biggest failure was created by something that came from the anger of a child who was ten years old. Just a child. A little girl. What a sad thing. Really.
I learned that having a life filled with peace and joy is more important than money. That if a job makes you truly unhappy you shouldn't be afraid to walk away.
You'll end up in a better place. It might take a while, but you'll get there.
I have undoubtedly yet to experience my biggest failure. Like death, I know not when it will strike.
Failure is inevitable. It’s part of the human condition. Sometimes we create our own failures; other times we are victims of failure.
Failure is elusive. It occurs when we take risks or when we play it safe. It can strike in an instant or creep up on us after years of a growing sense that our life has veered off course.
Failure is universal. We’ve all had to bounce back from failure. It’s reassuring to see others weather failure and come back stronger. The inherent lesson: better things are possible, we’re not the only ones who fail, and how we overcome failure contributes to not only our self worth but our ability to improve the lives of others. Failure is the stuff of which good stories are made, and, in part, is why the “comeback story” has such universal appeal.
Most certainly failure has a life-changing aspect that is oftentimes tapped into for inspirational purposes, but alternatively failure is disingenuously manipulated to grandstand about oneself. We’ve read both of those types of memoirs. As a writer, writing the latter would be the biggest failure I could imagine.
As a writer, failure is part of the inevitable, elusive, and universal task at hand. With writing, success isn’t the opposite of failure, but rather the byproduct of overcoming many failures to convey those experiences into something universally meaningful—-to write as if every reader is the only reader.
Carole Flynn
http://www.CaroleFlynn.com
My biggest failure taught me that I am most definitely NOT in charge here and I shouldn't try to be! Through God, all things are possible but only if we allow Him to right the ship and then take over the steering altogether!
From my biggest failure I learned:
Everyone falls, but that doesn't mean you can't get back up. Sometimes you rise even higher after you've fallen. The best person to get you back on your feet is the one who created them, God.
I learned that failure is a temporary moment in an overall successful attempt to make sense of life.
Grace.
I felt I had failed early in my teaching career when, on an emergency credential, I was bumped by a fully-qualified teacher. Instead of teaching that year, I was able to travel with my husband, return to school for m credential, and change direction in my teaching career. It was a change in direction for which I am still thankful.
I learned that failure is not necessarily bad, and sometimes, failure takes you where you really needed to be in the first place!
I learned that just because you are winning, doesn't mean you can stop trying.
to not be prideful.
I learned that what looks like failure while you are living it, is actually just a bend in the road when you look back.
I learned a hard lesson on how to treat people and more importantly how not to treat those who share themselves with you. I sat in a Wafflehouse eating brunch on a Saturday, and listened to two women and two men talk about fidelity. The men were pleading our case (being a man) that men can change, and the women were arguing the point that they didn't think men could ever stay or be true. I had to put in my two cents. Afte having paid the steep price (of my children) for my blunder, that did change and that I would never make that mistake again. It changed my whole perspective on the importance of trust inb regards to casual sex inside a relationship. Still haven't made that mistake again, but have been on the receiving end of it several times now. Karma biting me in the butt?!?!? No matter, I can only control what I do and roll with the punches of those who I share myself with from here forward.
I responded again on my blog - failure is a harsh lesson, but often worth it :)
http://mymeanbean.com/Blog/?p=2850
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