The real source of your problems doesn’t come from your circumstances.
The real source of your problems comes from the person looking back at you when you look in the mirror.
See that person?
Sure, they haven’t been given the best start in life. But, neither has countless others. It can’t be changed so might as well focus on what’s important: what you’re going to do about it.
See, here’s the thing: that person in the mirror didn’t choose their starting line, but here’s what they have chosen:
- When to start running.
- At what pace to run.
- How often to run vs. not run.
- Who to run next to.
- How seriously to take their running.
- Where they want their finish line to be.
- What to do when the running isn’t going well.
- What to do when the running is going really well.
- How often to invest in becoming a better runner.
- Who’s brains they pick and how they apply the insight they gather.
People who blame their circumstances don’t get ahead, not because they started behind, but because they stay behind while they continue to blame, yell, and shout at their starting line.
The people who get ahead are the ones who: rather than source problems to circumstances, focus energy on solutions; rather than blame what’s out of their control, change what’s within it; rather than compare where they started, just get started!