Theodore Roosevelt never said it, and the research says comparison was never the problem. The belief that shows up right after it is. What kindergarteners at show-and-tell know that adults forget, and the one word that changes what the comparison means.

You did not fail to get what you wanted out of that meeting. You walked in without deciding what you wanted, then built the standard afterward out of everything you missed. Four questions to ask before instead of after. Because if you are playing hide and seek, know who you are looking for.