Life's playground is grade school, "Ain't no arms strong enough to hold us back," and if there are then that means "Deep down inside we really didn't want to fight anyway." The key to winning is showing up at 3 o'clock because calling failure's bluff is the way to score the BIG knockouts.
Getting respect starts with respecting yourself first and that always comes from standing up for yourself. Failure can only bully you around if you never punch back, so fill your knuckles with confidence and faith, bob and weave all obstacles and swing for success because when it's time to count someone out you never want it to be you whose back is on the canvas facing up; you want it to be you who's bouncing, standing up ready to take on the next bout.
