Its never to late to write your story or perhaps rewrite it...

"Many successful men and women claim they are "self-made." But the fact is that no one reaches the pinnacle without help. Once you have set your definite major goal for success-and taken your first steps to achieve it-you find yourself receiving help from many unexpected quarters. You must be prepared to give thanks..." - Napoleon Hill

The beauty in this quote is that nobody is self made, even the people who discouraged you and hurt you still helped your success by pushing you to the next level. You had to learn to preserver through the good and the bad. You had to become tenacious and ride the waves of the world. That in itself shows no one is self -made. Thank the universe for the highs and the lows for they shaped the person you see in the mirror.