• Setbacks in your twenties sharpen the discipline you’ll need in your thirties.

• Failed ideas teach you to recognize real opportunities when they finally appear.

• Times of isolation train you to value the right relationships, not the loudest ones.

• Financial pressure forces you to build habits that prosperity alone would never teach you.

• Being underestimated gives you the quiet space to build skills without noise or expectation.

• Rejection aligns you with paths you were meant to grow in, not just paths you wanted.