Because most or all of us fail too, and perhaps in a stubborn stance against pride and envy, here are some of my failures. This is definitely not an exhaustive list.
- Juggling of any sort
- Cartwheels, handstands
- Rejections from hundreds of applications, almost everything I've ever applied for
- Undergrad at Columbia, Princeton, MIT, the President's Scholars Program at Georgia Tech, clubs on campus
- PhD at MIT
- Jobs at Blackstone, Citadel, Facebook, Google, Goldman, McKinsey, WeWork, WGSN, and many more of all industries and sizes. I have a huge failure rate with job applications; it's probably close to 99%.
- How I treated my little brother when he was going up. I often lost patience with him.
- Saying hurtful things about or to people. I've made terrible mistakes with my words and thoughts.
- Failed dating relationships
- The many times I tried to run only to find that I was still injured and/or breathless
- Dropping and breaking my phone
- Wearing the wrong clothes for the weather
- Being awkward at a networking event and not knowing what to say or do
- Running late
- Not fitting into my clothes
- Losing a piano competition
- Losing all tennis matches
- Bombing a big test
- Learning French
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