Millions of people participate in the lotto everyday. But do you know how many lotto winners lose all their money and end up poor? The amazing story is 99% and more of these lucky winners go from being millionaire to being bankrupt. Some lottery winners actually lose it all within the first year. And this is not only money, it includes bad financial decisions, broken family, lost relationship etc. In all the cases it’s been noticed that when the lottery winners go broke, there is a common theme. They were all poor before winning the money. When wealthy people win lotteries, they become wealthier. When poor people win lotteries, many of them become poor again.

It’s not about the events around you that determine how successful you will be. It’s all about the positive changes creating inside you.

There are people who think that some external changes like lottery, donation, theft would make their lives better. Many lottery players buy lotteries each week and think, "If I could just win some money, I would have a better and easier life". I would get out of debt, I would buy a nice car, go on holidays and so on." They always do the same old thing and hope that success would come in near future. They only hope and wait for success, but they don’t do the things necessary to create success. If you wait for some external events to change your life, you can never change your life. You need to change your mindset and only you can do it by yourself.

You made your life the way you took action. If it is good, you did things those were good for you. If it is bad, it’s not because someone else did something wrong. It’s because you chose to make it bad. External forces only magnify the positive and negative attitudes, beliefs and actions.

For example, when the lottery winners became broke again after receiving million dollars, the reason is they didn’t know how to handle money. Their self-image was below their bank account. After a certain time, the bank account reached the equivalent level of their self-image. Their problem was very basic. They had never learnt how to create wealth, they never learnt to set goals and stick to the game plan. They didn’t allow themselves to read positive mental attitude books and associate with successful people. They didn’t care to grow their self-image.

Of course, not all the people who wins lottery ends up losing all the money. Some people create wealth with this money because they changed themselves quickly and started to learn how to handle money.

There are many things happening in our life. We may lose a job, get sick, have a bad boss and many other adversities. Again we also experience great things. We meet wonderful people, enjoy good health, and spend quality time with family. All these events are only external activities. But our success depends only on our internal preparation and the winning desire inside us. If we prepare ourselves and stick to the plan, we can conquer many adversities. Only positive internal changes will direct us to our dreams. Internal change is a series of steps. It begins with dream building and goal setting. It is a never-ending process. We and only we are the architect of our own future.