That isn't a list of accolades. They are character traits heavily utilized on the way to what was accomplished. When comparing Mark to a kid who wrote a program

That isn't a list of accolades. They are character traits heavily utilized on the way to what was accomplished. When comparing Mark to a kid who wrote a program that went viral, just see how instrumental he was. Facebook is far more than just a viral web site, and it didn't fall into place with Mark sitting back and seeing where all the pieces would land. Yes, many of the traits are shared with average people, as is the trait of being human. This to me only attests to how similar and ordinary and close we really are to those we love to put on high pedestals. How do ordinary people accomplish extra-ordinary feats? To this I suspect combination is key. You could be perfectly capable but not have a dream. You could be a dreamer but lack self motivation... and so on and so forth. And sure, maybe you had it all except for the money to fund yourself. But either way, if we are admitting there is a combination, we're already past the luck hypothesis.