But people need to learn to accept (and even appreciate) their own failures. One of my big realizations in my life was that all the crap I had gone through, fr

But people need to learn to accept (and even appreciate) their own failures. One of my big realizations in my life was that all the crap I had gone through, from the bullying in grade school to being assaulted by a street gang, to being the victim of some pretty serious domestic violence at the hands of a very violent girlfriend had enriched my life in ways I could no longer describe, and that I am a stronger person who sees the world in ways that others often can't for having gone through them. I haven't ever had the luxury of ignoring the necessity for self-improvement, and therefore I am a better person for having gone through it all. I try to teach my kids that failure is an event, never a person, and that it is a necessary stage on the road to success.