Pavio Muniz discusses three failures in his life: professional, academic, and personal. Professionally, he quit a stable job but now regrets it as his former colleagues have been promoted. Academically, he struggled with mathematics in college and had to change majors. Personally, he trusted a friend too much and their friendship negatively impacted both of their wives before ending badly. The key lessons are to be satisfied with one's current job before quitting, recognize limitations in skills like mathematics, and maintain clear boundaries even in close friendships.
2. My failures
• Professional failure
– Precipitation: I worked in a multinational company
and decide to quit after seven years, getting a good
voluntary redundancy plan. But all my friends that
stay n the company have a good position now a days.
– Lesson learned: We don’t have the way to see how
people see us. We can think we are too small until we
drive off a giant without notice. If I am satisfied with
my job, let my boss dismiss me, I don’t want to take
the action anymore.
3. My failures
• Academic failure
– Weak mathematics skills: I tried to study mathematic
in my college, but it was very difficult. I decide to
change the class and get other credit to finish my
course. I love mathematics but discover that my skills
are too shallow.
– Lesson learned: I did not have a better mathematic
foundation, then I change my professional orientation
to financial skills.
4. My failures
• Personal failure
– Trust too much in persons: I had a friend in my job, we
was very close, we use to do a lot of things together. But
it was not healthy. We mixtured our spaces and our wives
had problems, and I discover that he had an opportunity
to indicate me to a job, but he did not recommend me.
When I decided to review our friendship, It was too late
and it was very difficult not break everything.
– Lesson learned: Even in a good friendship, always keep
your space delimited and clear. Some people are too
smart to surf your wave (get what you do, and show as it
was made by him).