Take 100% responsibility of your SUCCESS.

One of the most pervasive myths in our culture today is that we are entitled to a great life -that somehow, somewhere, someone (certainly not us) is responsible for filling our lives with
continual happiness, exciting career options, nurturing family time, and blissful personal relationships simply because we exist. But the real truth—and the one lesson we should all learn is based on—that there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live; that.  person is you.

If you want to be successful, you have to take 100% responsibility for everything that you
experience in your life. This includes the level of your achievements, the results you produce, the quality of your relationships, the state of your health and physical fitness, your income, your debts, your feelings—everything!
This is not easy. In fact, most of us have been conditioned to blame something outside of ourselves for the parts of our life we don’t like. We blame our parents, our government especially in Nigeria where i come from, our bosses, our friends, the media, our coworkers, our clients, our spouse, the weather, the economy, our astrological chart, our lack of money—anyone or anything we can pin the blame on. We never want to look at where the real problem is—ourselves.

There is a wonderful story told about a man who is out walking one night and comes upon another man down on his knees looking for something under a streetlamp. The passerby inquires as to what the other man is looking for. He answers that he is looking for his lost key. The passerby offers to help and gets down on his knees and helps him search for the key. After an hour of fruitless searching, he says, “We’ve looked everywhere for it and we haven’t found it. Are you sure that you lost it
here?” The other man replies, “No, I lost it in my house, but there is more light out here under the street lamp.” It is time to stop looking outside yourself for the answers to why you haven’t created the life and results you want, for it is you who creates the quality of the life you lead and the results you produce. You—no one else!

To achieve major success in life—to achieve those things that are most important to you you must be ready to overcome those excuses. I was into the family of 9 including mom and dad, my father wasn't earning close to 100$ not even close to 78$. As children living with our parents we understood that we are responsible for our successes even when our parents are making out their best to see us succeed, we all knew that even if they try to see us succeed we too must try in our own way. Yes! People often say the government isn't good or helpful in making things better you would agree with me on that.

Success is not as a result of struggles but it is more achievable in being persistent and focus. Taking 100% responsibility isn't the mandate of the government but it is solely yours. Make out the best in every difficult circumstance, no where is perfect but you can use your gift to find your perfection.

Osondu C Benedict