successful in life : good education or good luck?

Malaysia
March 4, 2007 6:15pm CST
among the ten richest people in the world, you will find at least one people who is a high school/university drop-out. this makes me wonders, does good education translated into successful life? or it is just pure luck - you inherit your parent's wealth, you accidentally get a job which is not related to your studies but seems to suits you well etc...
2 responses
@Autisteek (326)
• Philippines
5 Mar 07
success requires being the right person at the right place at the right time.. being the right person - this means that whatever field you are in, you must be good in that, you must have adequate skills to take you to the top. Although education may make you skillful and knowledgeable in a thing or two, it does not guarantee success, for amny graduates are still unemployed. Why? because they may be the right person, but they are not in the right place. And where is the right place? It is not where everyone is rushing to. It is a place that everyone always wanted to leave, which makes that place destitute and desperate to have individual who would enrich them. Being at the right time means being the right person at the right place in a time when they need you. You have the skills and now the place where you can employ your skills at the right time that your skills will shine and speak for you. This is the recipe for success. Another thing that Ive learned from my teacher.. successful people are those who ventured into what other people hate to do. If they do not want to have responsibilities, be the man for it and grab the position and do well.
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• Malaysia
7 Mar 07
successful people are those who ventured into what other people hate to do... hmm, that's why people hate bill gate(or microsoft) :)
@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
5 Mar 07
I think that neither have a full part in wealth and success, i think you have to be smart and determined, you have to have the drive to make it where you want to be in life. If you don't have that, you don't go anywhere.