The first lesson to get out of poverty is just two words: “my fault”

To be abundantly clear - I express my sentiments as a 19 year old boy - not a 34 year old man.

This clip is taken within the context of realizing that whatever you blame is what you give power to.

And often - it’s the things we hate that we blame. But that means that we give those thing (or people) the power to control our lives. The day we chose to stop playing victim and own the controllable, we regain our power.

For the concerned internet strangers - my parents and I are fine. It’s been a while since I was a teenager.
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hormozi

2024-04-13 19:23:32

you stay in poverty until you learn the first lesson of poverty which is two words my fault when i was younger i was really angry at my parents and i blamed them for the woes of my life and i realised when i was nineteen that these people that i hated i was giving all the power over the fact that i wasn't the person i wanted to be and i was like well it's their fault and
the idea that i had actually given these people that i hated power
over my success was ultimately something that made me feel sick to my stomach and was what allowed me to
point the finger of blame inwards and say my fault
and then at least take ownership over the fact that like sure maybe your dad didn't hug you enough or maybe your mom wasn't president or whatever it is right it's like
and