I had an extremelysimilar upbringing, and I'm in senior tech management in a systemically-relevant bank now and will be retiring at 40 (in 1.5 years). I didn't

I had an extremelysimilar upbringing, and I'm in senior tech management in a systemically-relevant bank now and will be retiring at 40 (in 1.5 years). I didn't need anyone's luck to learn and succeed. I had an end-goal, and I did what was necessary to get there. Drive is the decider, not compliance.