What's one thing I wish I knew when I was younger that I think people could benefit from today?

What single piece of information could have the biggest impact?

I spent some time thinking about this question, and the more I think about it, the more the answer becomes incredibly apparent.

It's that you are in control of your own life, your own destiny, your own future.

And when you take accountability for yourself, life changes. Period. And if you thought that was obvious, I would

advocate taking a look around. Maybe a stroll through social media, the Twitters and Instagrams,

and TikToks of today. And no, that's not the real world, but it's certainly a microcosm of the real world.

What do you see?

Well, you see chronic blame?

I don't like where I'm at or things are, so that must be your fault or their fault or someone else's fault.

You see people looking everywhere but in the

mirror, actually seeking out victimhood, because that's what brings the attention. That's today's

currency. It's much easier to be the victim than the hero because being the hero means you have to

sacrifice something.

It's people saying the news or some institution or the federal government is the problem.

And if those things would only change, then we'd be good.

Let me explain why I think this mentality is self-sabotage.

And why I would take younger me by the hand, and I would say listen to what I'm about to tell you.

Where you start is often outside of our control.

Let's be real, life is not fair.

We don't all get dealt the same hand.

But this next part, as I once heard Will Smith articulate,

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