Look at the number of times Abraham Lincoln failed. There was a man whom historians believed suffered depression, prior to the tragic loss of his fiancé, his child, and countless efforts to win public office. He also experienced bankruptcy. But he continued to educate himself.
He did not give undue weight to the voices of despair and discouragement in his head or in his outside world. Many called him ugly. As a country lawyer he could argue well and tell a good funny story, but people commented about the rough quality of his voice. Yet this one man was able to heal a nation at a critical time in its early history, because he brought himself to a place where his unique gifts, scorned for years, were desperately needed and could solve the explosive issues.
Preparation: Life will happen. Things do change unexpectedly. There are often unintended consequences to address. The more prepared you are, the more likely it is that you will enjoy tremendous success. “WOW Gold ,” is an adage of the Boy Scouts. It would be difficult in this surprising and rapidly moving culture to be over-prepared.