The Chicken Or The Egg

     I often wonder about whether people believe something because of where they are in life or if they get to where they are in life because they believe in that something? I got thinking about this again because a friend sent me a video and at one point in the video the negative person is seemingly down on "taking personal responsibility". It got me to wondering whether I'm successful because I take personal responsibility or if I believe in personal responsibility because I'm successful? Do people who believe the system is unfair and screws the little man not try hard enough or not take enough personal responsibility and thus not become successful or do they come to the conclusion that the system is unfair after they fail because it's easier than admitting it may have been their fault?