Parents who gift and praise their kids for “trying hard” and getting “2nd,” “3rd,” or even when they lose still reward them because they tried their best—I’ve seen parents whose kids struggle in school, get Bs and Cs, and are rewarded because they “tried” hard. No, a “B” is not an A; a C is not an A. If you got a B, then you have failed. If you’re participating in a competition and you don’t get 1st place, then you are a loser. What do you call someone who loses? A loser. Your kids should be rewarded when they win, when they get all As, when they get first place, etc.—when they are winners, not losers.
Not really. I mean I sucked at a lot of things. Failed over and over again until I got good at something.
Look at successful billionaires and how many startups they crashed before succeeding.
Failure is part of the process. It’s part of life and the point is, you better find a healthy way to deal with it. Being determined and trying over and over again is a necessary character trait if you wanna succeed at something or become good at it.