Behind the Mike It can be legitimately said that setbacks are the absolute key to success in life. How else can one measure how one is doing? One might further argue that setbacks are a platform for comebacks. Most disinterested third-party observers see your success or failure in life as a matter of an “overnight” thing that “just happened.” My experience has been that is just not the case. The fact is that people who experience more setbacks also tend to enjoy more successes in life. They are unwilling to accept mediocrity as a compromise. In short, they would rather fail than retreat. Setbacks ...