Why you’re not “self-made”

I saw a profile of a local guy who described himself as a “self-made millionaire”.

Whilst I understand the term, that can’t be literally true.

In the same way a beautiful car doesn’t just make “itself”, everyone of us is the product of every experience and every conversation with every person we’ve ever been exposed to.

  • Your parents’ genes and nurturing
  • You school-chums and their crazy ways
  • Your first heartbreak – and the next ones…
  • Colleagues, mentors and teachers
  • The author of every book you ever read

Pretty much the only way to get your life to a new place is to find people who are already in that place and rub shoulders with them, long and hard.

With their hard work, inspiration and guidance, you’ll be self-made before you know it.

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