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Talk about bad timing...did you get into real estate in 2006?
by totalrobe 11y ago
Talk about bad timing...did you get into real estate in 2006?
- ryandrake 11y agoLOL almost! Sometimes I stop and ponder that if I followed the exact same career path but offset by -4 years (start in tech ~1994, move to banking in ~2004), I'd probably be a multi-millionaire and retired at 40. Luck of the draw. I'm certainly not destitute, but I feel my experiences have given me a more realistic understanding about the role luck plays in your career vs. hard work--certainly more than the average 20-something today who has never experienced a single career-crippling downturn let alone two.
- totalrobe 11y agoLuck is the #1 factor in success. Everyone, even super hard working special snowflakes are a product of: - genetics (overwhelmingly influences intelligence and self-control) - family influences - friends - location - education - wealth - social and political environment - micro and macro economic picture - random interactions - the list goes on...