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One Person Can Change Your Life
No, the person is not you. Not that motivational crap
I have one question for you…
If you take nothing away from this article, I want you to think deeply about this one question:
Can you lift yourself up by your shoe straps?
Think about it. If you are in a private space, I’d like you to try it. Try lifting yourself up by lifting your shoe straps or whatever you are wearing on your feet.
If you have nothing on, try grabbing your ankles to lift yourself up. Even just for a little bit, see if you can do it.
It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out — you can’t.
The physics doesn’t work.
All truth is parallel. The same is true for success…
You cannot lift yourself up.
The Motivational Cesspool
I am not saying that you have no part to play in becoming successful. You certainly do.
But the idea that your success in life is completely up to you is bogus. It doesn’t matter how skilled you are. It doesn’t matter how intelligent you are.
There are doors of opportunity that can only be opened from the inside. And you…
