Nothing and no one can control you without your approval first.
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.
Life is like a book with three chapters. Two are already written by God - Birth and Death. The chapter in the middle is empty; fill it with your smile, love and faith.
Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful.