The Difference Between Great People and Everyone Else

If you "go with the flow" your life will chosen for you. Could be a good life, but the odds aren't in your favor if you take that route.

The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next.

Source: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber