It's very common to over-analyze and generalize the specific behaviors of successful people, rather than acknowledge the stark reality of what truly separates t

It's very common to over-analyze and generalize the specific behaviors of successful people, rather than acknowledge the stark reality of what truly separates them from others. There's a tendency to focus on the "symptoms" of their success rather than the root cause. An accurate description of reality is both less flattering and seemingly less useful to others. But it does at least have the virtue of being real. IMHO there are three major factors in changing the world: #1 High general intelligence and ambition (genetics) #2 Highly educated well-off parents (environment) #3 Support of powerful people (opportunity) You probably can't do much without at least one of these factors. Most people that do big things have all three working in their favor.