They show us how to pause, restructure, and continue forward into our calling.
Instead, it's the failures that teach us the most about ourselves. That means that you're carving your character into the person you're supposed to become. Have you ever had a huge failure? If so, good. In fact, if you talk to people who have known me for a long time, they'll say I've always been the most conservative one with their money. It set the tone for the rest of my career, and I've never made that mistake again. It was a painful and embarrassing failure, but I'm grateful for the lesson now. Luckily I wasn't married and didn't have children at the time, so I was the only one who suffered the consequences.īut I learned very early in my career to A) save money, B) not get into debt, and C) take advantage of the high markets. Later, when interest rates went up, I was broke. Then, not knowing what to do with it, I spent it. So in my early twenties, I started making quite a bit of money.
Within my first month, I had a ridiculous amount of applications. One of my biggest failures was when I started as a loan officer. #Winter #Clarity #Perspective #NatalieOverturf #CMG What have winter seasons taught you in your life? But it's taught me to prioritize the things that matter-and to not worry about the rest. I know for me, Covid has been a winter season. I love going to the beach, heading out on the lake in the boat, and walking among the lush, green trees.īut winter has something to offer us, too, if we're willing to listen. You can see much farther-and much more clearly-in the middle of winter. But with the leaves down and the clear winter sky overhead, there was so much clarity. She was walking in the woods one day, and she realized that winter may be harsh, and it may seem void of life at first. In her own life, the speaker was referencing the suffering she experienced due to a chronic illness. She talked about "the clarity that winter brings."įor the purpose of this analogy, winter represents times of pain, loss, or death. A few years ago, I listened to a podcast where a woman talked about the blessings of winter time.
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