A lot of times we give credit to communities, mentors, friends on how far we have come but we always forget to give credit to ourselves for humbleness, time, energy,  selfless service commitment, 
dedication and every decision you made that got you where you are etc.

You definitely contributed  to  large extent to whom have become. You have to be grateful to the people that helped you achieved whatever you have been able to achieve, they also have to be grateful to that you turn out well, they will always have  claim to how you have turn out well but you have a larger claim to your self.

Connecting the dots have made me realize that every little steps counts just like cooking without lighting the gas you can't boil water and with out boiling water you will end up eating raw food.

When you connect the dots you do that backwards, you never connect the dots forward, Its all about the decisions you have made. For example when we were in school we stayed all night to read and even sometimes moved outside the curriculum to learn more about a particular course then in recent event we ace all courses, this couldn't have happened without the hard work you employed  before the exams.

“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life"
~ Steve Jobs

Connecting the dots is what most of us don't think about, Religiously some of us believe if you give to the poor, God will bless you more and when that happened you always remember the time you gave to the poor.

Do not ever forget people who stood beside you, even without them you will still become who you are or even better or maybe lesser. But people who committed their time and energy to ensure you reach your full potential are the real deal, you need to also invest in them whatever you can.

Always remember to connect the dots, every decision, step, time, energy counts.

Cheers!!