“Don't let your history interfere with your destiny!”

– Dr. Steve Maraboli, American behavioural scientist, author and speaker

“You want to talk about a hard life,” he said. “You should have grown up in my family!”

Here it comes, I thought: another tale of abuse, neglect, the inappropriate and the unimaginable. I wasn’t trying to minimize the sad and regrettable childhood this gentleman had endured. I was just getting a little tired of hearing about it every time we sat down to chat. I recognized the life lessons his upbringing had taught him: you’ll never amount to anything; you’re worthless; you’re not smart enough; no matter how hard you try, it’s never good enough; no-one will ever love you; and the big one &n...

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