<h2>Growth Through Failure</h2>
I've failed at many things so far in my career and have come to define myself by these failures as well as the lessons I learned from them. Let me explain.
Ever since high school, I dreamed of becoming a lawyer. I enjoyed my business law class during senior year, liked doing things precisely, and got caught up in the nitty gritty details, especially when it came to the law. With this in mind, I applied to the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities to chase this dream. My intended major at the time was English, as I had a natural talent for writing and wanted to grow this skill further.
Fast forward to my first classes at the U of M. I immediately felt the pressure to declare a major, as this was the main thing you go to college to get, right? I had taken a sociology class in high school, so during one of the first few lectures for Sociology 1001, I began looking into the process of declaring this as my major. I had found my passion!
This will become a recurring theme in my career, as I made this decision out of fear of the unknown. Knowing I needed to declare something, I picked Sociology of Law since I had a natural affinity for it and it tied in well with my interest in the law.
Wth the extra space I had for classes outside of sociology and daily marching band rehearsals, I later added psychology as a second major. With these two degrees, I felt well equipped for law school.
I took the LSAT and got a great scholarship to attend Mitchell Hamline Law School in Saint Paul. The trouble here is that I hadn't taken enough time to examine my true self - I actually don't like to argue, don't like being the center of attention, and immediately felt the inherent pressure of law school within the first few weeks. Here is the first failure of my career. I had declared majors with my goal in mind and tried to define myself early on in my career, but failed to take my preferences into account.