People use to think, that family is the most important thing for a person. Which use to be true. Except for one fact: family stops us to free our potential.

We all know that kind of person who puts his family on his own shoulders. That person, who works a lot and everything he earns, is entirely given to his family.

I need to be very clear. It’s not bad to help your relatives. Actually, helping is the right way to reach success in life.
You could say your wife/husband, mom/dad, kids, etc. are the most important person(s) in your life. That’s the problem. They are not.

The most important person in the world is YOU.

Love is the most beautiful emotion in the world, but you need to love yourself. If you are one of these persons, who gives, for example, your money to your wife and she decides to spend it in a pair of expensive shoes; I have to tell you: she doesn’t love you. She is sitting there in the commodities of let him work and her to enjoy. You suffer 8 hours daily just for others to enjoy your money? Where is the love?
A wife, who loves you, should be helping you to reach your objectives. She should be minimizing your suffering, staying with you late night, helping with your work; sitting in the couch and watching the new season of Orange is the new black is not the perfect definition of helping.

You should be surrounded of optimistic, energetic, entrepreneur, open-minded persons who challenge you to be a better person. You will reach your objectives when these persons push the box in the same direction as you do.

Talk to your family. Teach them how to be thankful, how to help you back. Share with them your objectives; you need them to understand how important are your dreams for you, because if you don't, then you will be making other people’s dreams.

Keep distance. We don't choose our family; they are just there from the beginning. Our parents build us as they thought was the better way. Sadly, these teachings are not always the best decision for us.
If your family is not on your side, it’s better to keep them away.

Be positive. They may love you a lot, but sometimes they hurt your feelings. The cut your expectations. What our family thinks of us will be always important. Don't forget of the big secret, YOU are the most important.
Listen to them, but never, ever believe in what they say. It will be true only if you believe it too. Change the negatives into positives.

Don't forget where you came from. Being humble is something people forget as they climb the ladder of success. Your roots define who you are. Understanding the way your family thinks will bring you clarity, don’t judge them. You are the leader of your life, not them, but always remeber what you learn (good or bad) from them.