Neither of my parents finished the Irish equivalent of High School but both appreciated the value of a third level education. Even after dropping out of my 1st

Neither of my parents finished the Irish equivalent of High School but both appreciated the value of a third level education. Even after dropping out of my 1st course and going working in a factory my Dad reverse psyched me into starting again. After my 1st job a colleague/friend that had left poached me to move with a 80% pay rise. Ten years later same thing happened with another colleague/friend. It would be easy to see how I could still be on a manufacturing line, some of the people I worked with are still there. With out a bit of help from friends I would not be where I am today. Being extremely talented/a .1%er will get you far but having good role models and a bit of luck is almost as good.