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Originally Posted by you&me
As the saying goes; "luck is what happens when opportunity meets preparation"...
Bezo's parents being able to invest a couple hundred thousand into Amazon wasn't luck. It was an opportunity that he was able to take advantage of. And the fact that he was bright, with a solid idea surely also factored into their willingness to invest (that's the preparation).
Can anyone here honestly say the only thing standing between them and starting the next $100B company is their parent's ability to invest $300,000? Ha!
Whether you're talking about Jeff Bezos, or even just a partner at a law firm, pointing to their success and calling it 'luck' is disingenuous and shows a true lack of understanding of what it takes to achieve that level of success. No one claims an NHL'er is 'lucky' and it's much the same with anyone else at the pinnacle of their professional field.
Winning on your first pull on a slot machine is lucky; building a billion dollar business is almost anything but.
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If you don’t like the word luck then how about 95%-99% don’t have the opportunity to be a billionaire. I think Outliers by Gladwell is pretty good at discussing the problem. And NHLers need a tonne of luck (or opportunity) to get to the NHL. Just being born earlier in the year is a significant advantage. Having parents who can afford it is a huge advantage.
Why are people uncomfortable with saying they were lucky?