What I wish for my daughter is to be courageous, adventurous and confident--all the qualities that the Tiger embodies. After nearly 20 years of fighting my Tiger Mom tendencies, I realized that the best way to show her how to actualize her own Tiger presence was by leaning into that myself.

I’ve taken Corporate Finance three times. Failed it twice. The first time was as an insane decision to take one of the hardest classes as a second semester senior. So clearly, rational judgement was not a strong suit at age 22.

The second time I failed, the stakes were much higher.