I wish I failed more before I became a mother. I want my daughter to know resilience is more important than success.

Courtesy of Natasha Thapar-Olmos

• I've always been a perfectionist, pushing myself to the extremes for success.
• I felt like a failure when I became a mother, so I had to shift my perspective.
• I now want my daughter to embrace failure and be resilient.

I am a trifecta of eldest daughter stereotypes: overachiever, people-pleaser, and perfectionist. I have always been a rule follower, and as a teenager...