"If you are in search for a 'definition' of who 'YOU' really are today, you must realize that you aren't defined by whatever situation you are in, you are 'defined' by the 'ACTIONS' you stay 'committed' to each day. 

The reason why so many of the same people with similar life circumstances growing up, don't make anything truly 'great' out of their lives, but others who grew up out of the same type of situations, make their lives 'GREAT', is because some people are willing to let their circumstances make them who they really are, and others are determined to not be defined by their life situations.
If we are going to 'ACT' and act 'effectively'. 'ACTION' will 'delineate' and 'DEFINE' you. We have to be very willing to do the things that other people won't do, and to keep working other people would just give up. "We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The 'GOAL' is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the 'stereotypes' that hold us back, but by our personal 'PASSION', 'TALENTS' and 'INTERESTS..."
Are you making your life yours today, or have you just given up?