You are not self-made
A search on Forbes.com for self-made surfaces 2,865 results. A book search here on Goodreads brings up 1,108 results.
It’s safe to say we're obsessed with the idea of being “self-made.”
Unfortunately (or fortunately), it doesn’t exist.
Nobody, not you or me or anybody we collectively know, is self-made. We are part of interconnected webs involving everything from the clean (or not) air we breathe and the people in our networks to the political, economic, and technological systems shaping the world around us.
Should you get motivated by people who work hard to achieve success? Of course, if that helps you build your best self and achieve your dreams.
Should you outright reject stories suggesting whatever successful people achieved they achieved alone? Yes, unless you're self-made. In which case, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
It’s safe to say we're obsessed with the idea of being “self-made.”
Unfortunately (or fortunately), it doesn’t exist.
Nobody, not you or me or anybody we collectively know, is self-made. We are part of interconnected webs involving everything from the clean (or not) air we breathe and the people in our networks to the political, economic, and technological systems shaping the world around us.
Should you get motivated by people who work hard to achieve success? Of course, if that helps you build your best self and achieve your dreams.
Should you outright reject stories suggesting whatever successful people achieved they achieved alone? Yes, unless you're self-made. In which case, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
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