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I have actually read a lot of the success stories (I'm an MBA after all). You are absolutely correct that they normally have a strong component of hard work and persistence. I don't think that anyone here is trying to argue that success is all luck. However, you do have to have luck and timing...

Bill Gates certainly worked hard, made good business decisions and so on, but he was also the beneficiary of a lot of luck and timing. He was in the right place at the right time and ran with it. That takes nothing at all away from him. Of course, had he been born in a different era, he may...

Interesting how this discussion has flowered. :) A few comments: First, Mid thirties is by no means too late to go back to school. I dropped out of a very well paying job to go to law school in my late 30's. I feel like I have a huge advantage over my peers in some regards. Instead of...

Those kinds of jobs are certainly out there. It never made sense to me to require college degrees for certain types of work. I knew a guy who had to finish his college degree before he could get a permanent position selling beer. I also know a bunch of very qualified retail managers who could...

A lot of people have proven that you can get places without a college degree, but you need a lot of hard work and dedication, little or no risk aversion and plenty of good luck. These days, an undergraduate degree is just a way to get doors open, but that can still be very important. Plus...