I could hear the tears through the phone. It was test out day for the Lifeguard training class. There was a written test as well as a water skills test. Both sections were required to be completed at an above average passage rate in order for the student to graduate to full lifeguard status. Not only were two questions missed on the written test but there was a deficiency in the water skills exam. Good news..... There was an opportunity to retest on the following day. 😀 Bad news..... The retest was a futile attempt. 😞 After missing the same two questions on the written portion, there was no opportunity or need to retest on the water skills. I'm sure you can guess what happened next. Yep, there was the internal struggle of do I retake the entire course and test again OR do I cut my losses and move on? Many of us end up at this crossroad. We get here when we feel like we have given our all to something and did not achieve the result we hoped f

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