The first step toward getting somewhere is to decide that you're not going to stay where you are. You make the world you live in and shape your own environment. Avoid people that try to belittle your ambition. Small people always seem to do that. Place yourself in the presence of successful people for they will make you feel that you, too, can become successful. Your environment is the mental feeding ground from which the food that goes into your mind is extracted. Choose your environment with care, one that is positive, one that lifts you up and empowers you to achieve your goals. First we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us.