Throughout my life, the lesson of learning to fail has been crucial for my growth. I am very grateful for parents who have both let me fail in my life. This failure has been the best teacher for me and honestly, this has taught me more than verbal commands ever could have. One thing my dad has always told me was, “some learn by listening, while others learn by experiencing.” I would have most definitely been the latter. In sports, dating, friendships, tasks, and school I have failed. I have failed and failed again. Through these failures, you have to be teachable. Those who fail and wallow in self-pity will never learn and the failure is in vain.
Failure is used all throughout scripture and we see how failure shapes us when we read Romans. In Romans 5:3-5, “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” We see and know that failure leads to growth and growth leads to unity in Christ. What a blessing failure can be.
In the sales work force, I am excited to be able to see how failure shapes and grows me. I will seek to not dread failure, but instead, even find joy in the failure because I know that is how I grow. These failures prevent future mistakes that will probably be worse than the original failure. When a leader is asked about how he has been able to lead and make so many accomplishments, many times they will mention the failures in their life in which they were molded. This is an aspect of sales that salespeople should embrace and cherish.
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It’s good that you can recognize the importance of failure and how it shapes you for the future. I too have the same mindset where I try to reflect on my failures and not become too critical of myself. Nice post!