Have you played team sports? If so isn’t it frustrating at times that you can play so well but you’re still reliant on others for victory? There can be frustration in individual sports too where victory depends on the abilities of your competitors. Life is the one game where you control whether you win or not.
Every single day you hold the pen in writing the script of your life. It’s your job to take personal responsibility for all aspects of your life. To take personal responsibility for what’s happened in your past, happening in your present and yet to happen in your future. The pen has always been in your hand and always will be until your last breath.
Only you know what winning at life looks like to you. Do you realise what a mind blowing opportunity it is that you truly do hold the pen in whether you win or not? It’s incredible. You’ve unlimited potential. Life is the only game where you have this opportunity. Are you going to grab it with both hands? Will you be celebrating taking your last breath?