I was reading a NOLA article about the three black males who accidentally shot and killed the toddler with a stray bullet and the follow quote stuck out to me:

In one recorded conversation, Stewart coaches Owney on the need to be aggressive, work hard, so “get out there early,” because…

1. Allow events to change you.
You have to be willing to grow. Growth is different from something that happens to you. You produce it. You live it. The prerequisites for growth: the openness to experience events and the willingness to be changed by them.

2. Forget about good.
  Good is a known…