There are two different mental attitudes in reacting to difficulties in life, the Victim way and the Creator way. According to David Mirman's article on Victim and Creators: a Victim is someone who when faced with a negative experience tries to find someone or something else to blame, this mentality is counterproductive, because it does not help someone achieve goals. your goals in life. It describes a Creator as someone who, when faced with a negative situation, tries to learn and overcome the situation, adopting this mindset greatly helps people achieve their goals in life (Mirman). Skip Downing, author of “On Course,” defines Creators as: “people who consistently make the choice that results in the outcome they want (or wish to achieve).” He defines victims as: “people who feel that they cannot or do not influence their own outcomes in life and, therefore, end up responding to decisions made by others or passively letting other things happen instead of actively shaping the outcomes they desire. " (Lowering). I choose to live the Creator lifestyle after noticing major differences between my Victim friends and Creators. My friend and colleague Josh has a Victim personality. He never takes responsibility for his actions and he usually gives up when faced with obstacles. Life controls him. Whenever he is late, he can't help a customer, or when he tells me about something that went wrong in his social life, he never thinks it's his fault , he rarely tries to learn from his wrong actions. Whenever something bad happens to him, he doesn't accept the blame and it will happen again. Whenever he comes late he always has an excuse. , or “it wasn't my… middle of paper… habits, so I'll have control of my life.” the victim is a person who lets life control him. Victims blame others for their life's failures. The creator is someone who, in the face of obstacles, creates a solution to the problem. A creator is someone who refuses to let life control him. To overcome the difficulties of life, it is necessary to adopt the mentality of the Creator. Having the ability to accept responsibility and learn from your mistakes is the key to success in life. Works Cited Mirman, David. “YOU are the Prime Mover.” Do you think like a Victim or a Creator? (2 January 2012): n. page. Network. 27 November 2013..Downing, Salta. In Progress: Strategies for Creating Success in College and Life. 7th. Boston: Wadsworth/Cengage, 2014. 42. Print.