"My greatest career-related failure was not passing a fire technology course the first time I took it. I had become complacent and thought my experience as a firefighter would guarantee that I would pass the course. I did not study as hard as I should have, and I failed. I learned that I should never become complacent in a profession and that I need to be constantly learning. I studied very hard before retaking the course, and I received a 98% grade. That was the last course I needed to pass before receiving my associate's degree."
