Robert Kennedy's statement that "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly" has been painfully evident in my life. Until recently, I had never dared to fail greatly at anything, and as a result, I never achieved greatly at anything either. Luckily, I have learned the importance of attempting something when there's a looming possibility of failure. At Boys' State this summer, I spent a week living with 300 other young men while …showed first 75 words of 495 total…

…showed last 75 words of 495 total…from my loss of the election for Supreme Court Justice. In my failure, I brought the attention of the gubernatorial candidate onto me. The next morning, he asked me if I would like to be his Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety which is one of the highest positions at Boys' State. After a moment of shock, I immediately accepted the position. Thus, as a result of my own great failure, I achieved greatly.