There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people  21  to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you  22 is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you  23  others. Because while there will be times  24  outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely  25 . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are  26 . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision  27  anyway.

You were  28  with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and  29  the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own  30 .