No one can take care of you the way you can take care of you, so make sure you take care of yourself. The Rock to Lilly Singh
When I was a kid, I would imagine how much money I would have if every person in the United States gave me $1.00. It’s not much from them, but it would be a whole lot for me. Currently it would be 327 million. I could get used to that.
But the truth is, everyone has to work for their own achievements. No one can lose weight for us, no one can learn something, or practice something for us, we have to do these things for ourselves.
We have help, of course. We might not have people handing us their money, but we have teachers, doctors, athletes, scientists, business owners and lots of others who share their knowledge and skills with us. But your career, how you take care of your things, what you save and invest, your work ethic, this is on you. No one can do it for you.
I don’t want a hand out anymore (not that I ever had one coming my way). I want to earn what I get. And then I want to help others. The best part of achievement is using your new knowledge to help others.
We go to school, or learn a trade to improve our skills and better our circumstances. We use these skills to improve our family’s standard of living. We teach our children skills and do our best to set them up along a path of success, always remembering that they are individuals, and will walk their own path.
Our support for family and friends, at least in the United States is more communal than monetary. At least it has been for me. But we teach our children to always be giving back, contributing to charity by giving 10%.
All achievements are for yourself first, and then when you master your skills, you can turn your achievement outward and serve others.
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