I hadn't thought of it that way, but yes, I would go so far as to guarantee that my previous two sentence comment is more valuable than %99 of all business book

I hadn't thought of it that way, but yes, I would go so far as to guarantee that my previous two sentence comment is more valuable than %99 of all business books. You can conclude the above after absorbing the opportunity cost and burn of reading a few thousand pages of anecdotes from newly wealthy people post-hoc moralizing their luck, or you can start with it as an axiom that provides the only demonstrable path to success. However, it's the only advice I have.