They say that the smoothest rocks come from the harshest part of the stream. Just like some of your most incredible successes come from the toughest parts of your life! And as we leave the 2015 year and head into the 2016 year, I want to share with everyone how important it is to understand that failing at something isn't the end of your dream or the end of your future, but GIVING UP is! I think about so many of my students who were going through some of the toughest parts in their lives that decided that giving up, laying down, backing off from their dreams was SIMPLY NOT AN OPTION!