If you want to succeed in life, you need to learn to think and act independently of the good opinion of others. No one cares about your future as much as you do. No one is coming to make you successful. No one is going to make you rich. That’s your responsibility. You have to make decisions based on your own passions, your own dreams, your own goals, and your own tolerance for risk—not based on what someone else thinks you should do. And yes, that includes your parents, your kids, your spouse, your friends—and society. Listen to advice. Consider opinions. Learn from people you respect. But ultimately, you have to live your life—not the life other people have chosen for you. If you want uncommon results, you have to be willing to make decisions that other people may not understand, approve of, or agree with. Your life. Your decisions. Your consequences. Your future.