Dave Mustaine’s story resonates with us all. Sometimes we are our own biggest enemy and barrier to achieving our goals. We hold on to our past shortcomings and allow them to define our future. We let our failures to cloud the triumph of our later successes. We focus on the achievement of others instead of acknowledging our own progress.

We study successful individuals because we believe by doing so we can gain similar success. But, what if we are expecting too much? What if we're missing the butterfly that causes a typhoon?

While University presidents may drink from a ceramic cup indicative of the position they hold, they must not forget that we all deserve a Styrofoam cup. Setting aside position, rank, and influence, we are all people with real challenges, concerns, and struggles. We all have dreams, goals, and ideals.