If only it were so easy!
15% of the country I live in would not be on an antidepressant.
We do have choices...within our limitations.
A blind man can't choose to be an Air Force pilot.
It gets real ugly, real fast, when people think others' choices are absolute instead of relative. Just because I have college degrees, doesn't mean the nondegreed person growing up living in a grass hut made a choice not to educate himself. I think the same goes for impulse control and other mental or emotional limitations.
I do find this inspiring:
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Society likes to use all sorts of labels to describe the good fortune of successful people. Some of them are positive, like making your own luck and being gifted, while others are derisive, as in being in the right place at the right time or growing up with privilege. But the truth is, with rare exception, it always comes down to making good choices.
What does that mean for you? Sadly, I think it means doing things that far too many of you are not doing.
It means spending your time on things that matter – focusing on the big picture and the long run instead of giving in to instant gratification. It means facing up to your responsibilities and holding yourself accountable. It means doing the right thing instead of following the path of least resistance. And it means living within your means.
It means being willing to step outside your comfort zone and face your darkest fears. It means putting your butt on the line and taking big risks when it would be so much easier to fall into a safety net. Mostly, it means not giving in to the status quo or popular groupthink and having the courage to carve your own path
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244428
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(Except for the first paragraph, which is more grandiose than not.)