Are we in control?

Are we in control of who we become? I feel as if there are small variable parts about ourselves that are within our control.

We do not decide our physical attributes, we are born with them. We also do not decide our personalities, and defect of personality. Mental and emotional processing and regulation I also believe to be genetic as well.

What our genetic makeup does not account for, our environmental influence during childhood will complete our formation. Our environment will decide our beliefs, understandings, and perspectives.

This leads us to our actions, this is what we control. Our actions are directly related to our fully formed person. We act out on our beliefs, we take action with our genetically given personality being a direct influence on our actions.

Are we in control of ourselves to the degree we think we are? Or are we subconsciously following a pre programming.