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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1497172" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>I think I saw that you're 20 years old, is that right? If so, you're at the toughest time in your life but just know that things get better. Being that age is hard enough. You're learning to become an adult, figuring out who you are as a person, PLUS you're learning to deal with managing type 1 which makes it so much harder. Above all of that, (at least for me) the hardest thing I had to learn to deal with was failure. Honestly, I still struggle to deal with failure, and I'll be 29 years old in a few days.</p><p></p><p>Try to remind yourself that everyone fails, and some of us fail A LOT. I played baseball in university and had a batting average of about .300; I was considered a great hitter, yet I still failed 7 out of 10 times. In my first sales job after university, I knocked on peoples' doors. On average, I had to ring 50 doorbells just to get one appointment. That technically meant I failed 49 out of 50 times. However, it also meant that I was successful on the 50th try and I learned to appreciate that.</p><p></p><p>Try to realize that you're very brave for what you're doing right now, and know that it gets better. I was older (27) than you when I was diagnosed so I don't truly understand what you're going through but I have a bit of an idea.</p><p></p><p>My point in all of this is to keep your head up. Learn from your failures but then forget about them. Also, never forget to celebrate your successes. Also remember that just because you fail DOES NOT mean that YOU are a failure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1497172, member: 211504"] I think I saw that you're 20 years old, is that right? If so, you're at the toughest time in your life but just know that things get better. Being that age is hard enough. You're learning to become an adult, figuring out who you are as a person, PLUS you're learning to deal with managing type 1 which makes it so much harder. Above all of that, (at least for me) the hardest thing I had to learn to deal with was failure. Honestly, I still struggle to deal with failure, and I'll be 29 years old in a few days. Try to remind yourself that everyone fails, and some of us fail A LOT. I played baseball in university and had a batting average of about .300; I was considered a great hitter, yet I still failed 7 out of 10 times. In my first sales job after university, I knocked on peoples' doors. On average, I had to ring 50 doorbells just to get one appointment. That technically meant I failed 49 out of 50 times. However, it also meant that I was successful on the 50th try and I learned to appreciate that. Try to realize that you're very brave for what you're doing right now, and know that it gets better. I was older (27) than you when I was diagnosed so I don't truly understand what you're going through but I have a bit of an idea. My point in all of this is to keep your head up. Learn from your failures but then forget about them. Also, never forget to celebrate your successes. Also remember that just because you fail DOES NOT mean that YOU are a failure. [/QUOTE]
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