The Key to Success
The most disturbing time in my past was when I believed that I was entitled to the American dream — the president, my employer, and the government is responsible for filling my life with continuous happiness, an exciting career, loads of family time, and positive personal relationships simply because I exist. Throughout the years of growth, I discovered the truth and the most important lesson I have revealed in my lifetime. I learned that there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life I live. That person is me.
If I want to be successful, I have to take 100% responsibility for all the failures and successes that I experience in my life. This includes the level of my achievements, the results I produce, the quality of my relationships, my health and physical wellness, my finances, my debts, my feelings — everything! However, we all know that this is not easy. In fact, most of us have been conditioned to blame something outside of ourselves for the parts of our life we don't understand. We blame our parents, our spouse, our friends, the media, our bosses, the weather, the economy, our astrological sign, our lack of money; anyone or anything we can pin the blame on. We never want to look at where the real problem is — ourselves.
During my transition, I was reading and listening to books from motivational speakers such as Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar and Les Brown. I also took up Vinyasa Yoga simply because it was something outside of my comfort zone. I was looking for peace and felt I needed to forgive myself. After days of reading and listening, I have concluded that it is time to stop accusing my surroundings to why I haven't created the life and results I want, for it is I who creates the quality of the life I lead and the results I produce. To achieve major success in life, I had to admit to who I was and who I wanted to be— to