The above quote comes up in Bob Proctor's Thinking Into Results program, and every time I read it, it serves as a powerful reminder.

Once you realise that you and nobody else is responsible for what happens in your life, it's truly empowering…

You cease being a victim of circumstance,...

Despite all the evidence showing that goal setting makes you happier and more productive, only a small percentage of people set goals at all, and even fewer take the effort to write them down (which is critical). 

Even when people do write their goals down, often they set the wrong sort of...

I often hear stories from my clients about how other people (at first) thought their ideas were crazy and I think that's true also of many well-known people when they first came up with something new. 

I think this little story illustrates what a tremendous effect you can make if you listen...