The following is just a bit of sage advice from the trials (no pun intended) and tribulations of a long-time convicted felon who has still managed to make a pretty decent life for his family and himself from what would otherwise be classified as a seriously depressing existence.
Yup. And this is not some positive feel-good post about appreciating what you got and developing a good attitude towards taking bullshit either (although that does help quite a bit). Nope, just the opposite – A realistic approach to get better results starting RIGHT NOW from a disappointing setback that one has incurred (can you say felony).