You might want to read Weems on George Washington and the Cherry Tree. From 1800. As you say, Good Parenting and Mentoring gives you the strength to be brave. Read the better story here:

https://medium.com/liecatcher/the-elected-official-liar-test-4d4f0242b89b

This guy quit some really big jobs. Better, he had moral vision and not just the ambition to make more money or have more power. In the end, he was the worlds richest man (Congress gave him all of Ohio at the time as a tip.)