Why you must accept every mistake is your fault

Step 14 - The Shaolin Monk & Touching an Electric Fence

Why everything is your fault

You may have a different view, but I believe one of the main reasons people don't succeed in life is because they don't take responsibility for what happens in their own lives.

To those people, everything is everybody else's fault: their boss, the economy, their parents, the guy crossing the street... It is a never-ending blame game.

In this step 14 of the 67 steps, Tai Lopez explains that people fail because they aren't prepared.

They blame the economy but never save any money, blame their boss for losing their job but never invested in themselves so they could acquire more skills. It is very easy to blame everything that happens to you on others but that is also the easiest and quickest path to failure.

If you can't see that your mistakes and downfalls are your fault, you will never take the steps to prepare.

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It is common to see a blind man leading other blind people, who then blame him for leading them astray. You cannot be in the blaming category, you are going to have to take responsibility for not being wise and following someone who can actually see and lead the way if you want to succeed in life.

Humans tend to live in the moment. If our health is good, we continue to eat poorly and avoid exercising. However, once we get sick, we quickly vow to eat better and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

But why wait until the dark days? Why not prepare before? Why not eat healthy everyday, exercise everyday and prepare for the changes that will come?

Changes such as getting old and not being able to do certain activities you once could do. Your body will need to be at its best before you get there, you can't wait to be healthy when you get to your elderly years.

Why you must accept every mistake is your fault

Preparing is a skill you must achieve to obtain success. Many will call you a pessimist as you take the time to think about the darker days and prepare for them.

Do your best to not listen to listen to the general population and the media as most of them are just going with what the news sources tell them and will wait to take action when things are already bad.

Sure, no one can deny the power of positive thinking, however, one cannot think positive when completely unprepared.

I cannot recall ever being positive about getting a good grade on an exam I did not study for. Whether you tell yourself with words that you can do it, you cannot lie to your conscience, for it knows the answers to the exam won't magically appear in your head.

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Think about how nature made us to be physically attracted to each other so we can reproduce. Children are the product of nature preparing for the preservation of our genes after our death. If even mother nature, the mother of all laws humans cannot break, prepares, then you need to prepare as well.

Prepare for the next recession by saving cash, prepare for old age by taking care of your body now, prepare to get the next promotion and invest in yourself.

In the end, the message is "preparation is key". Luck comes in the form of opportunity when you have been preparing yourself physically, financially and mentally. Don't wait to prepare, and understand that everything that happens in your life is your fault because you were not prepared for them to happen.