No positive change can occur in your life as long as you cling to the thought that the reason for your not living well lies outside yourself. As long as you place responsibility entirely on others who treat you unfairly-a loutish husband, a demanding and unsupportive boss, bad genes, irresistible compulsions-then your situation will remain at an impasse. You and you alone are responsible for the crucial aspects of your life situation, and only you have the power to change it.

