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 If you actively work towards your goals, you have a good chance of accomplishing them.  Yes, there are some goals that are hard to attain like wanting to be a NBA player or wanting to be a Billionaire, but even there, working towards the goal can help you.  You might get a college scholarship for playing college basketball or become a multi-millionaire, but not a billionaire.

On the other hand, if you are a victim and view every failure through victimhood, you will be a failure all your life, guaranteed.