Once I recognized that I had the ability to pretty much map out my own future based on the choices that I made and the degree of energy that I put into it, life was wonderful at that point. I used to hate my life up until that point because I hated being poor. I hated the environment. But, once I came to that realization, I didn’t hate it anymore. It’s sort of like if I said to you, “Put your foot in that ice bucket.” You would hate to do that, but if you knew you could take it right back out, it wouldn’t be such a chore. So, I saw my situation then as being temporary, knowing that I had full power to change it and that completely changed my outlook.