How do you define ‘failure’—is it an end point or a stepping stone?

It’s always a stepping stone to the next phase in your life. What you do is up to the individual; that failure is up to the individual. Turn it into a positive or keep it a negative. If you fail enough in life, you realize failure is part of success. Nobody wins every game; the losses are what build character. Failure is just another lesson to learn from.