Create My Life vs. Life Happens To Me

Why it’s important to look at things through the right lens.

If you take two people. Both with the same tools and resources, same gender, same age, same general upbringing with the only difference being the way they see the world. They will live very different lives.

The “life happens to me” people will always live with a ceiling. They will stay in their corner. They will just get by. They will only do what’s necessary to survive. Instead of living, they will merely exist. They will not leave any kind of dent in this world.

The “create my life” people will always be living with endless potential. They will take chances, color outside the lines, and run toward their dreams. They will fall and get back up, fall and get back up, stretch, grow, evolve. Instead of existing, they will truly live. They will leave their mark.

Most live with a “life happens to me” mindset. We all know it’s a powerless state. Throws you into victim mode, turning your life into a choiceless maze. It stunts growth and potential and instead of living, you merely exist. You become a walking shell and define life as something that’s tolerated instead of truly lived.

But this mindset isn’t something we’re born with. It happens slowly, gradually. After the fight. Because…