So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.
— Ben Stein
Science should always be in the business of attempting to disprove itself.
Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.