Realistically being born rich get you to be rich. But I agree that the main thing separating an employee from a founder is that one actually started a business

Realistically being born rich get you to be rich. But I agree that the main thing separating an employee from a founder is that one actually started a business. I disagree about the whole pushing yourself to the limit thing however. If you found a business or try to build a career, you are in it for the long haul. Sustained effort is what you need. Generally when I see people complain about things they haven't achieved, I see two problems: posture and outlook. Posture is simple: if you want things to happen, you have to stop waiting for them to happen and actually take step to make them happen. In my opinion, outlook is generally the main problem however. Just stop casting a bad light on what you have already done and put forward the good the part instead. Enjoy what you have achieved and start working on what you want to do next. What's done is done anyway. Also it's easier to convince people to do things with you when you have a positive outlook. Anyway, if you are pondering why something didn't happen to you, unless you are looking for the reasons you failed in order to improve, you are most likely asking the wrong question. Start looking forward rather than backward.