I take pleasure in proving all those who doubt me wrong, much of the time even myself.
Many times I may fail on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or multiple attempts only to get back up & do it again until I have finally succeeded. As my mother puts it “your (me) as stubborn a old bull!”
But you have to be or else life will beat you down & leave you there if you let it & that’s NOT ME!