That may be, but it may not be a causal difference. Steve Jobs may have had to say no a lot, but that may be because he was presented with a lot of opportuniti

That may be, but it may not be a causal difference. Steve Jobs may have had to say no a lot, but that may be because he was presented with a lot of opportunities; opportunities that are less available to less successful people. I also imagine Steve Jobs didn't have a lot of time available. And I've read his biography. He didn't strike me as a man that said no very much when he was younger.