Day 2 - Failure Resume

 My first biggest fail was when I use to play volleyball, around age 12. Around the age of 11 (while I was still playing volleyball) I was introduced to rock climbing, which at the time this sport was very unknown and to this day still quite is. Overtime my enjoyment for climbing became much larger than volleyball, fast forward to next years team tryouts I made the decision to no longer pursue my volleyball carrier, although I may have made the team I didn't have the same drive and desire for the sports my teammates did.To this day I have been climbing and have made myself a part time career out of it at my local climbing gym but more importantly feel the enjoyment for the sport beyond just doing it. Choosing to end my volleyball career may be considered as a failure but the number of doors climbing opened for me as a result connects to taking risks. It was uncertain whether I would continue to enjoy rock climbing once I left volleyball, maybe I would have hated it within the next year but I was willing to take that risk regardless of the outcome.

My most recent fail was from a business/hobby stand point. I've always wanted to start my own business but with a lack of knowledge never understood how or where to start, rather than taking the time to do real research social media was my main source of learning. News flash, although a great tool social media lacks a lot of knowledge on many topics that are often just skipped over because they don't fit in a 60 second clip. Regardless I jumped into my first business idea, clothing designed for the climbing community. I had the designs, supplier, website, practically everything setup ready to go but never actually went live. Now although I didn't fail interns of going bankrupt or making no money but because I came to the realization with the knowledge I had I did not understand what I was doing and how to balance the challenges because social media never speaks on challenges and hardships.

 Doing this activity really reminded me the importance of failure and the choice made afterwards. With two very different personal experiences it's important to reflect what changes you made, why you made them and what made a difference. Failure is beyond just failing and reflecting it's what you choose to do after failing and understanding both why you failed and what differences work best for you.