Expect hardship. The ocean will get rough, the night will stretch on, and plans will break on contact with reality. When you fail—and you will—fail forward. Learn fast, reset your kit, and step back into the fight. Stand up to bullies and to fear; courage grows when you choose it in small moments. Give people hope with your example: a steady voice, a finished task, a hand extended.

— Adm. William H. McRaven, USN (Ret.), 2014