To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
It's always too early to quit.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Never complain and never explain.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
You never know what motivates you.
Know or listen to those who know.
I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place.