Self-governance is about understanding that you have control over your environment and then taking responsibility for what that environment consists of. Our culture has shifted from a self-governing culture to a “wait for someone to give me something or tell me what to do” culture. Parenting has changed and therefore the values that future generations possess also have changed. Can you imagine how much better the world would be if every person self-governed themselves, individually? We must stop this idea of waiting for a hand out and begin to create our own opportunities. We all have areas of our lives where we forgo self-governing, and those are typically the areas that aren’t working.  The older we get, the more we realize that success comes from self-governing in all areas of life. Only when we become fully accountable to ourselves, can we achieve total life fulfillment.