Can’t believe I didn’t get picked…
About 2 years ago I applied to become a naval aviator in the military
Paying for tutors for the exam
Taking flight lessons and paying 1000s of dollars for them
Passing the written exam, flying solo, 1.5 years of the entire application process and graduating college with over a 3.0 Gpa and PUSHING it my last semester to make things happen
And the results finally came back from the flight board
“Professionally Not Recommended”
After all of that work? I get nothing in return?
I was infuriated, confused, angry and just sad that all of this work had been put in and still nothing
But I wasn’t done with my Aviation Dream, I went ahead and tried to get a pilot slot in the airframe shortly after, shifting gears, still flying consistently I went and tried again
Missed a passing score by 3 points…3 points… and couldn’t retake it for 6 months
Buisness began to Skyrocket for my fitness coaching
I began then to lean into that and grow it, I served my clients to the highest level in my program
Still heart broken but at that point I decided I was going to burn the boats and go all in with my Buisness
Then that same year my business hit the 6 figure mark and I kept building and building it
Eventually I moved out of Long Island where I was living and shifted gears to Austin Texas
Stop taking failures as if they are your stopping points
I could’ve sat around and mopped for hours and hours about how bad my situation was, But I FOCUSED on what I could control not what I couldn’t so I decided I HAD no other option but to KEEP going ALL in on what was working for me
They are Green LIGHTS for you to KEEP seeking success, keep seeking opportunities for you to continue to grow
Whenever I fail, I find the next thing that will keep me Pushing forward and going