Setbacks

Setbacks are only failures when you quit--sometimes not even then. Quitting is at times the right play. In these cases, the only way to fail is by not learning from the experience and repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

Change the narrative to embrace challenges. Challenges are opportunities to learn and grow.

Growth is essential. If you're not growing, you're decaying--dying.

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