Celebrating Failure

      Innovation is a special topic because it is in some sense, a way to exploit unmet opportunity. Discovering an opportunity that may not quite yet exist is bound to come with flops and failures. There are many ways to frame a failure. The road to success is usually done over a long period of time and typically through smaller achievements. By accepting and analyzing failure, the failed can prevent themselves from ever failing again. 

      My experience with a failure this past semester was by missing the opportunity towards a potential job. With my mother's experience and connections with showtimes and productions in large venues, I was given an expedited opportunity to secure a job with a production company here in Gainesville that works on large projects for places like the Reitz Union, Phillips Center, and Hippodrome Theater. It seemed like a good opportunity with plenty of room for growth in the company; however I was not too initially attracted to the advertised salary, and therefore I did not make it a priority. Due to my lack of professionalism in the matter, I did not adhere to meet proper deadlines for a potential interview, and I was then put on employee waiting list. I decided that my failure to take this opportunity was the best decision for me, and I would like to focus my pursuits toward other types of work.

       Since my initial failure, I continued my search for jobs and started to look for careers that were more related to my long-term goals. In my quest, I have received more interest from other companies, and I feel that I am close to securing a job with a company that I am very excited to work for.