It’s a hard pill to swallow, but the life you’re living right now is the result of your own choices.
Successful people? Self-made.
Broke people? Also self-made.
The difference? One group takes ownership of their situation, while the other blames everything but themselves. I’m not saying life isn’t unfair. I’m not saying some people don’t start with advantages. But at the end of the day, it’s what you do with what you have that determines where you end up.
Taking Ownership—The First Step to Change
The moment you take responsibility for your situation—even the parts that aren’t your fault—is the moment you take back control of your future.
The ones who stay broke? They refuse to admit they played a part in their downfall. They blame the government, the economy, their family, their boss—everything but themselves. And as long as they stay in that mindset, they’ll never break free.
Successful people, on the other hand, take ownership. Even when life throws them curve-balls, they adjust their swing and keep moving forward.
Hope for Those Who Feel Stuck
If you’re struggling right now, I get it. Maybe you feel like no matter what you do, nothing changes. Maybe you’ve tried and failed more times than you can count.
But here’s the good news: as long as you’re still breathing, your story isn’t over.
Galatians 6:9 says:
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
That’s the key—if we do not give up.
Success doesn’t happen overnight. It doesn’t happen in a straight line. But if you keep pushing, if you keep showing up, if you keep making the right choices—even when it’s hard—your time will come.
Success Is a Choice—So Is Staying Stuck
No one’s coming to save you. No one’s handing out shortcuts.
But the moment you decide to take ownership—to stop making excuses, to stop blaming, to stop waiting for the perfect circumstances—that’s the moment your life starts to change.
Broke or successful, we are all self-made.