Personal Narrative: Living Without Failure

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What happened to the 7-year-old boy who would bask in the sun at the park, as he built castles and stuck his toes in the warm and grainy sand. As a child, I didn’t have any responsibilities other than being a kid, everything seemed easier and nothing seemed to be planned out. Recently, I have been having trouble figuring out exactly who I am or who I’m supposed to be. I’m a 28-year-old Junior in college, an adult with a whole new set of responsibilities, those of which I’m required to abide to. However, throughout the years, I’ve come to realize that life is not a check list of questions, nor is it impossible to live without failure. In order for me to achieve a goal, I need to be driven by a fear of failure. That being said, my goal is to look for a career that will warrant me …show more content…
It isn’t until then that their eyes sparkle and light up the dusk of day. In addition, I have a built tendency to file and record how things get done, in order for knowledge to continue to be shared and methods repeated. My third skill set incorporates detail and follow-through skills. I separate tasks into clusters that could be addressed simultaneously, which enables me to handle a variety of tasks at one time. For instance, I worked at a job that required me to handle in-bound calls while sending emails, building and analyzing reports, and monitoring activity on a company website on three monitors. Additionally, I continually follow through with commitments with the utmost responsibility. My fourth skill set is intuitional and innovative skills. I’m continuously developing, testing and generating new ideas. I have the tendency to take initiative and start up new ideas or projects with enthusiasm and an open-mind, which is backed by my knowledge and practices. For example, I work for Best Westerns International Corporate office, where

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