They don't stop and it's not a one time thing and we should learn from the positive and negative, both. Out of every negative, comes a positive to paraphrase W. Clement Stone, and that's precisely how we need to view each step in this world of lifelong long learning and as a serious student of life. I don't know where I'd be without the Bible, Think and Grow Rich,et al., Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude, Psychology of Winning (along w/Denis Waitley's other works), The Greatest Salesman I and II (The Whole Series of Og Mandino's books; Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, amongst his other works; Zig Ziglar's See You at the Top; Wallace Wattles' Science of Getting Rich; Stephen Covey's 7 Highly Habits of Effective People (First Things First); Brian Tracy's Maximum Achievement and some of his other works; John Maxwell's Today Matters plus some of his other books and Ken Blanchard's books, amongst others similar to these have been of great help to each of my midlife crisis. Now that I'm in my 50s and going through another one, I'd don't know what I'd do without my library and making it a point to read, study and apply all of it. There are those of us out there whom totally agree, not only with anonymous, but also you, Greg, nothing is worse than being or having a label put on you and these generalities that come with it. Each of us are unique and that's how God created us. God also gave each of us a free will and is also there to help us on the pathway that is set before us by life. Hope this all is helpful to others.