By studying what success people have done, you can see that some of them came from simple backgrounds, but they went on to complete some amazing things, like Jose Hernandez who grew up as migrant produce picker and then went on to become an astronaut. The leap from that background to that career is a huge accomplishment, but the key thing is that he was able to do it and you can make huge leaps in your own life as well. 

People have come from much worse backgrounds than you and are super successful. If they can do it then you definitely can do it, you just have to want it as bad as they did. The biggest thing about seeing people and hearing their stories is that they can give you hope to do so. Then after you hope you just need to have the same patience as them.

Journal Prompts

1. Who are a few people that you can borrow traits from that are successful?
2. How can you use stories of others to motivate you to accomplish your goals?