Here is what they don't tell you:
Icarus laughed as he fell.
Threw his head back and yelled into the winds, arms spread wide,
teeth bared to the world.
There is a certain beauty in setting the world on fire and watching from the center of the flames.
People ask me how I learned to do what I do. And I attempt to ramble through an answer that includes effort and sacrifice, that has a learning curve in it, that gives them the narrative they need to believe that excellence is available to them too.