Celebrating Failure - Assignment 26A

My Failure:

• About four weeks ago, I broke up with my girlfriend of almost two years. Considering she was the biggest part of my life for so long and I also thought she was going to be my wife, I clearly failed in making things work with her. We had a very strong relationship, but my impatience led to me making an impulsive decision to break up.

Learning From My Failure:

• I took it too far in that I should have worked harder to figure things out between us before making the big declaration that we were done. Patience is key in life. I need to work on having more patience so that I can have more successful relationships with friends, family, and loved ones in the future.

Thoughts About Failure:

• Failure is my biggest fear in my relationships, school, and career. Even though failure is inevitable, one cannot always overcome it in certain circumstances; therefore, one should learn to expect it and prepare for it accordingly. Some failures are harder to deal with than others, and terminating my relationship because of my impatient nature was the worst failure of them all for me. I handle failure by trying to move on as fast as possible, but ENT 3003 has taught me that I should reflect on my failures so that I can learn from them. I don't plan on living in the past because this will inhibit growth, but it is necessary to learn from my mistakes before I move on. I am more likely to open up to new people because I feel as if I have taken the necessary steps toward becoming the man I want to be. Also, I feel like the risk of entering into a new relationship is smaller now than it was before because I have taken the time I needed for introspection.