In conjuction with CFB's inspiring http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/535070-post1.html thread, how about the five worst moments or failures of your life?
1. Death of my mother (breast cancer).
2. Having to take my daughter to work. From midnight to 6 AM. When she was about nine months old.
3. Not selecting for submarine XO (although many good things eventually devolved).
4. The accumulated baggage of failing my first qualification board for [insert just about every submarine watchstanding position, both underway and inport]. Passing the re-boards was slightly less unpleasant. I turned out to be better at experiential learning.
5...178.) Learning to control my temper. Tae kwon do is helping a lot but I'm still counting.
1. Death of my mother (breast cancer).
2. Having to take my daughter to work. From midnight to 6 AM. When she was about nine months old.
3. Not selecting for submarine XO (although many good things eventually devolved).
4. The accumulated baggage of failing my first qualification board for [insert just about every submarine watchstanding position, both underway and inport]. Passing the re-boards was slightly less unpleasant. I turned out to be better at experiential learning.
5...178.) Learning to control my temper. Tae kwon do is helping a lot but I'm still counting.