“You’re successful, but that’s only because…” is the stupidest thing ever.

“Do it on your own! You don’t need help! The success will be totally yours when you win!” – Stupid guru.

There is no such thing as a self-made success story. It’s always because of something or something helping. Foolish people look with envy at others and say, “He’s achieved X, but that’s only b/c Y.” And ‘Y’ is something like, “His parents helped him,” “He came from money,” “His friends were rich and gave him a loan,” “He grew up around millionaires and his dad had great connections.”

Ther eis always something or someone that has helped you achieve anything. If you think you’re “self made,” you’re delusional. Whether it be the blessing of growing up in the USA, or your first grade teacher showing you the alphabet, or your parents, or a mentor, or whatever. There’s always a reason outside yourself that you’ve gotten where you are today.

You are responsible for how you handle your blessings and the outcomes of those actions, but to try to say you’ve achieved something in a vacuum is total delusion. Also, for people feeling guilt that they only “made it because of…” need to realize that’s the case for EVERY person on the planet. There will always be someone envious that didn’t have the same blessings but just because luck is a part of life doesn’t mean you should throw away winning lottory tickets.

“Be grateful and realize that term ‘self-made’ is a delusional idea that is rife with ingratitude.” – Truthcake

When’s the last time you achieved something and someone made you feel like it was easy for you and that took away your joy before you realized that’s the case for every achievement?