Loss is not an enemy of success. Failure is not an enemy of success. Things like loss and failure are parts of a larger more significant process that is geared toward ultimate learning and ultimate appreciation and respect for that process. We have all been told how nothing worth while is ever easy. Well now, that all depends on the goals. Are the goals personal wealth and security above all else? I don't know. Are the goals to make the world a better place for all people? I don't know. One man has a version of success that has meanings attached that go way, way back into his childhood. Another man just wants to go through one week without taking himself to the edge of oblivion. And still another man thinks success is getting his weight down to 200 pounds. Under the umbrella of what it means to be successful, the space is very large and very personal.