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Stop blaming others: where you point the finger is where power lies
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0:00The first lesson of poverty is two words, my fault. You may have suffered racial inequality. You may have suffered [music] gender inequality. You may have been born in Bangladesh. But where do you place the blame is where the power goes. I had this realization when I was 19 years old. I was a very angry kid. And I blamed my parents for who I was, where I was, etc. And I resented both of my parents at that time in my life pretty hardcore. Did not like them.
0:22And I had this realization that I was blaming them for my life. And then what that meant was, cuz I translated it cuz I had to hit my own ego on this. I was like, "Then that means that they're the ones who have power over me. I'm giving them the power over me not being successful." And so wherever you point the finger of blame is where the power goes until eventually it points at your chest, that's when the first day of your like real life begins.