It all begins and ends with you.......

"Happiness depends upon ourselves. "

-Aristotle

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

-Mohandas Gandhi

"A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him."

-Soren Kierkegaard

You are the master of your own destiny. True happiness begins and ends with you. In a world filled with uncertainties and unpredictable people the only thing you can be sure of is that you can trust yourself. If things aren't happening for you, you must become an initiator.

This is what studying things like Finance,Music, Philosophy and most importantly life have taught me. But these things do not necessarily belong to me exclusively
they belong to the individual. In brief Finance and the inventions of Finance are not things to turn people into rich money grubbing hedonists. Finance is ultimately used as a risk management device to help people manage their risk/lives better. Music doesn't give elite people talent. It teaches people to listen to each other while evoking some kind of emotional response from the artist as well as the listener. Philosophy does not produce absolutism it trains the individual how to think and most importantly gives them a greater sense of purpose. Life is something that should be worth living which in my opinion is why we have death, to make life more meaningful.

I feel that today's educational systems are at fault not because of the amount of money pored into a school or a government program but because of people's lack of self motivation. People trust other outside influences more than they trust themselves. School is most definitely an important part of education, but the best education is learning how to trust yourself better first and your environment better second.

Fear, I feel stops more people from getting things done than any kind of physical, economic or emotional barrier. Fear stops people from being intellectual. Fear diminishes the quality of life. You can only truly love someone when you have the absence of fear within yourself. I have learned over time that most often ego is a fragile mask people wear to cover up their fear. I feel more than ever today that people live with a fear of being accepted.

People care too much about what other people think about them and other peoples ideas than they do about themselves. I feel that being completely selfish is not the answer but you must live for yourself as an individual if you truly want to attract good people into your life. You have to plan for your own future. You have to learn how to make yourself happy and what to value. Its a big lie if you expect other people to do this for you.

Lastly taking responsibility for yourself is a key factor. Regretting things are a waste of time and energy. Whether we like it or not we choose the habits we have and the situations were in. It always takes two (sometimes more) to tango. It all begins and ends with you.....