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Originally Posted by Robbie
I agree with that 100%.
So yeah I do believe that hard work, perseverance, skills, knowledge, and drive are what lead to success.
Luck = Preparation + Opportunity
And most people don't have the preparation or recognize the opportunity.
Successful people DO.
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That was my point. We all are given opportunities throughout life. However, it comes down to what you DO with those opportunities that matter. Most of th examples presented, whether Gates, Jobs, Lennon are all people who came together and shared a passion for something. They took the perfect timing, and the opportunity to build something which required work to do.
As we both agree, if you have a prepared mind, you are going to
recognize and seize that opportunity when it happens where as many miss it and have nothing but regret later. I think most of that stuff comes from happenstance (musicians hang together, computer nerds hang together, etc.) that breed an environment for like minds to meet up. I do not consider that 'luck' however.
That being said, I honestly do not care beyond to say, that what some see as 'luck' does not make you successful. It is seizing that opportunity and taking it to the next step, whatever that might be. Depending on where you hang out, what you have the passion to do, it will pair you with like minded folk that could potentially come together to build a better mousetrap.