I think you're skepticism is shared by the majority of people. But I think a small fraction of people have the optimism to set and strive for a big goal (eg bec

I think you're skepticism is shared by the majority of people. But I think a small fraction of people have the optimism to set and strive for a big goal (eg becoming a billionaire) and an even smaller subset reach that goal. Thus the "1 percent" concept. I like the idea "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".