# Become the Architect of Your Own Life by Bryant McGill > “A life without a personal plan tends to be absorbed into someone else's plan. Those who never design their own path are often integrated into the vision of an employer, a system, or another person's ambition. Becoming the architect of one's own life is an act of self-determination.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream (Dec 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream|Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2015-12-12). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream|Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Self-Determination|Self-Determination]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A life without a personal plan tends to be absorbed into someone else's plan. Those who never design their own path are often integrated into the vision of an employer, a system, or another person's ambition. Becoming the architect of one's own life is an act of self-determination.” — Bryant McGill, Central Park, Imagination, and the Courage to Defy the Script - Livestream (Dec 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-architect-your-own-life ```