Celebrating Failure

During the assignment 'Figuring Out Buyer Behavior No.1,' I remember failing to get people for interviews for the whole week. Time after time, I would get turned down multiple times by people to answer my questions. Sometimes, I was met with disrespect or hurtful words when I approached people. It was understandable as I was going out of my way to ask them. They probably were offended by my approach or how I took time out of their day being in the way.

I learned how to not make anything personal. I can't get hurt over the fact that people don't want to help me complete my interview no matter how kind I was. I grew some thick skin. Also, I realized to take the other person's perspective in the situation and understand how the other person might be in a rush or having a bad day.

I reflect on failure as not embarrassing, but more of a learning experience. In the moment, I remember that I was embarrassed and hurt because I failed into obtained interviews. Although I accustomed to the failure and how to deal with it.