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This was the difference, and it makes all the difference. Marcus Aurelius and his son, Commodus, shared the same DNA. They, like all fathers and some, probably shared some of the same tendencies and weaknesses too. They both knew from an early age that they would hold power. So how did they turn out so differently?
Well, Hadrian selected for Marcus Aurelius some of the greatest minds of antiquity to be his teachers and advisors. Hadrian gifted Marcus a stepfather whom he admired and listened to in Antoninus. Marcus were told by historians from his time, tried to do the same for Commodus. He selected the best men in the Senate to guide him. He tried to be what Antoninus had been for him.
The difference was that Marcus Aurelius continued to listen to his advisors. Commodus eventually stopped. We said recently that it's okay to be inexperienced, to have flaws, to not know things. So long as you surround yourself with people who are experienced, who compensate for those weaknesses, who teach you. But Commodus is a reminder that there is another step.
You have to be willing to listen to those people, and to continue to listen to those people. You can lead a horse to water as they say, but you can't make a drink. Someone can have all the tools, all the talent, all the potential in the world. But realizing that potential depends on humility, depends on doing real work. Will you do it?