Read what am saying, and understand me, we are saying the same thing, you gave an example of Wole Soyinka writing jamb and waec more than once, but didn't back down, this is simply because he was determined, if he had no determination he would have backed down but he didn't because he was had determination, he is not successful now because he failed, but because he was determined not to let failure hold him back, his mindset plays a major role. If he had not succeeded no one would have heard about his past.That's your own point of view , and you must have your point for saying that , but I don't agree with you, wole soyinka said he learnt through his failure because he wrote jamb and waec a couple of times before making it but he never backed down, Now I believe we all know what he has achieved in life now.