Every person maintains a set of beliefs that are unique to that person. Some of these beliefs have come right from childhood either from family members or from relatives or society. Family and friends play a crucial role in shaping the belief system of an individual. Religious institutions also play a role in building the belief system of an individual. Here I am not going much into the religious belief system because these are left to the individual's choices and preferences.
There are a lot of people who believe that life just happens to them. A lot of things happen unexpectedly without notice. Such people are left totally controlled by the sequence of events that happen in life without having a say or an explanation for the happenings in their life. They believe in luck, misfortunes and other things that decide their course of life. They try to get along with negative-minded people so easily. They see the negatives that happen in life very easily.
Then there is another set of people who believe that life happens for them. They believe that they decide how they want their life to be. They are the creators of their life. Certain events happen according to what they have planned. They attract what they want in life. These people also have intuitive powers and they can sense when something is happening. They plan and architect how they want their life to be and take actions to implement them. They don't postpone things indefinitely without any reason. They maintain the right beliefs every time and see to it that they move closer and closer to where they want to reach in life.
Which category do you think you belong to?
Realize the infinite powers that are there within you. Know that you have the power to decide your life. As Paulo Coelho once said: When you really want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.