the longer u lived and experienced, the more you'll notice nothing is created...everything is an illusion
u have the illusion that you created something and u "chosen" this pathway

but the longer u live, the more you'll realized the pathway is already determined since birth...everything that happened to you is fixed and you can't really change much of it
if you don't believe me, try to deviate seriously from that pathway...try to do something radically different, you'll notice you'll be pulled back to the original pathway you belonged

everything else is just an illusion of your "hard work"
the real fact that i realized is....if that thing really belongs to you in this lifetime, you don't have to work that hard for it...it will still reach your hand
in fact life will keep reminding you to get it/go for it
if that thing u so wanted but destined doesn't belong to you, no matter how hard you try...you won't get it
and this applies to everything around us, pay attention and you'll realized it

i'm not saying this applies to everybody but not many people ACTUALLY has free will in this life