You are right. We can be whoever we want and achieve whatever we want in life. Its just that we all have different histories that we need to resolve first. Your experiences in childhood are going to effect how positive we can consistantly be in adulthood. If you grew up learning that when you asked for things, you got them, you are going to find it easier to truly visualise getting what you want as an adult.
I agree your childhood experiences definitely play a roll in your imagination as an adult. However, I dont think being spoiled as a kid gets ur farther along in life, i actually think its quite the opposite.
As a child we were rather poor, my imagination made it so i could be as rich as i wanted.. a stick was a gun or a sword, a cardboard box was a race car or tank! when u are rich u get the toys you want, no imagination required. But as a kid with nothing, all you have is ur imagination! Unfortunately you have to practice using that imagination as an adult, and thats where most of us fail miserably.. :/
I love this reply. I do agree and very much want to agree. I wasn't just talking about financial upbringing ,though, but about emotional upbringing.
Ohh, sorry i read that wrong.... yeah, i was very blessed to have great parents. I guess its easy to forget not everyone was as lucky in that department as me..