Taking your own life could become the ultimate failure, because you will be killing and closing the existing door to a chance that might have been waiting to lead you into another path.

Do not define your success in the context of just one situation or challenge you are currently battling or pursuing.

Your mind must be prepared to face some kind of ‘failure’ or mistakes – take the lessons, face the consequences even if embarrassing, and march on.

You do not reduce or eliminate your concerns by crying, shouting or proving you are the victim of whatever happened in your life.

As you grow and develop your talent and skill – you must begin to create a demand for what you possess as a personal brand.

Whatever you possess as an advantage over others, must be meticulously executed to produce desired results and progress.

Work, and not wishing, is what brings motion and results from your vision. Don’t be lazy. Try and try again, learn and practice, review and refine, then go back to implement again.

Roll-up those sleeves and work until you see the fruit of your labour. It takes Passion, Resolve and a Productive Work Ethic, meeting with Opportunity, for you to succeed.

The key to success is to first know thyself. The definition of success by another person must not paralyse you or make you think less of your potential to succeed in your own way.