I dont feel embarrassed. I'm glad I took the chance. I take chances like that regularly. I don't consider it a failure at all. My team and manager considered me a badass and leader for taking the leap, and we all had a good laugh, too.

"If you want to succeed, you must double your number of failures."

I have had so many suprises and successes by taking chances like that. And even when I don't come out ahead in the short term, I at least get exposure to and practice on new things.