How do you react in the face of failure? For instance, when you lose a client or a significant deal falls through?

"I am an internally competitive person by nature, and thus, I look inward when a setback occurs at work. I become internally frustrated when my goal fails, or a perceived 'done deal' falls through. It's important to me that I do not let my emotions around these setbacks impact my coworkers. When situations like this occur, I will go through a mental rundown of what I could have done differently. It can certainly be emotionally taxing, but I also learn a ton from processing these mistakes."

"Setbacks can be trying, but I have to learn how to lose before I can learn how to win. While I never enjoy a setback, I use them as a stepping off point to something even better."