Status Updates From To Be or Not to Be Intimida...

In other words, I came to view bad endings as nothing more than temporary setbacks, as just part of the game. One of the most important words when it comes to mental-health maintenance is "next." It doesn't matter whether you've been shafted in a business deal or jilted by a sweetheart, developing the mental toughness to say to yourself, "Next," will give you a new outlook on life. [...] the ability to move on.

"I pictured the Earth as a giant poker table upon which the game of business is played, with only a fixed number of chips on the table. Each player gets to participate for an unknown period of time, and the name of the game is to see how many chips he can pile onto his stack."