Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.
You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.
Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.