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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who is worth >$15M before 40,

40% luck
40% accomplishments 
20% playing the game

We’ve worked very hard, gone to the right schools, intentionally picked lucrative careers (think tech, finance, law), but sheer dumb luck really played a factor. A few anonymized examples

- getting on the PE wave of the late 00s
- pivotal, high profile roles that opened up just as we were looking to pivot 
- sponsors who initially shared personal interests and therefore propelled careers

Do I enjoy every moment of my affluent lifestyle? Yes.

Do I also give back a lot because I know how differently things could have turned out? 100%[/quote]

I respectfully disagree. Reaching the top 0.1% often comes down to a mix of factors: roughly 50% Emotional Intelligence (EQ), 5% hard work, and 45% simply being in the right place at the right time. I reached a net worth of $30M before turning 35, and I’m now 40. How did it happen?

I started in 2010 as an IT helpdesk support tech making $50K a year. My company hosted two corporate golf events annually, and as a former D3 golfer, I signed up without thinking much of it. I happened to play exceptionally well and was invited back—this time paired with the CIO and CEO. I used that opportunity to ask how they built their careers, and they shared invaluable advice. Before long, they invited me to play golf with them privately. A year later, I was promoted to Senior Director of Helpdesk Support—something that would not have happened without those personal connections.

When the CEO and CIO later left for another company, they brought me with them and gave me a VP role in IT Operations, along with stock options. They also introduced me to other executives across the industry. After five years, I leveraged those connections to join a startup as a VP and received substantial stock options. Four years later, the company was acquired by Apple, and those options fully vested, pushing my net worth to $30M before age 35.

Am I exceptionally talented? Absolutely not. Was I lucky? Absolutely. My point is that success often comes down to luck and relationships much more than hard work alone. It’s not always about what you know, but who you know—and who knows you.[/quote]

Your case is almost 100% luck, because you were lucky enough to be born into an existence to be a D3 golfer. So few people even have that chance.
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Also would not have happened if PP were a woman.  So there’s that. [/quote]

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