> A supportive environment makes a world of difference. I had people around early on to who offered constructive advice and encouragement and that made all the difference.

One of my dad's greatest pieces of advice he gave me came as we drove back from a wrestling match I lost, like every single one before that one. As I hung my head in tired shame, he said, "people show more character in defeat than in victory."

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;

Rudyard Kipling, If. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175772