re: If your kids don't succeed in life, are you a failure?

My idea of success is based on whether the individual is getting closer and closer to reaching their potential.

I have two kids, one in college and one in high school. They are polar opposites, despite being raised in the same household.

They have total different skill sets and aptitudes.

I see our role has parents, outside of teaching basic human dignity, compassion and caring, as leaders to push them to find their calling. Whatever that is, as long as it is moral, I hope they pour their heart and soul into it.

That may mean that one turns out very wealthy while one struggles some. Which I suspect will happen. But that isn’t my focus.

The key is that they learn resiliency. Life is tough and those that learn this trait early can handles those challenges.