Taking Stock

To recap what we've learned so far: "Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities." It seems to be highly important to:

• be born to supportive parents and good role models


• enter school at a time when good schooling is available during one's formative years


• be smart enough (but not necessarily overly smart) to learn some useful skill or improve some desirable talent


• recognize and leverage opportunities


• come of job-hunting age when the economy/society desires the skills/talents one has acquired


• become a mature adult at the beginning of some type of financial, industrial, professional, or intellectual revolution which depends on the skills you've acquired.