It all boils down to just how deterministic you're able to believe the universe is. Is there a such thing as my own willpower that allows me to improve my posi

It all boils down to just how deterministic you're able to believe the universe is. Is there a such thing as my own willpower that allows me to improve my position more than an equivalently-placed person would, or is the willpower to act to improve my own situation derived from the blind luck of where and when I was born?