It Doesn’t Go Away | CareerAngles.com

I remember attending a workshop many years ago when a memory from when I was 16 years old surface and caused me to relive a moment in my past that was very painful.

Professionally, I remember many of my failures and force myself to remember the successes.

The successes of my past seem few and far in between. The failures dominate.

That’s the lie I and others tell ourselves — we are going through the motions with very little impact upon others.

That isn’t true but I act as though it is.

I forget about all the people I help get new jobs.

I forget about all the information I’ve shared with millions of people over the years that have benefited them.

I forget about the conversations I’ve had with friends, family, wives, and girlfriends we each shared a part of ourselves.

I’ve helped many people change their life in a good way.

I’ve made mistakes. We all do.

I don’t need to dwell on them and let them dominate either professionally or personally.

And they’ve made mistakes, far fewer than the generosity and care that I’ve offered others.