>> Often it is more that the general public is ignorant of the amount of 
>> effort
>> most successful people have put into their lives (I'm not just talking 
>> about
>> musical performers here, but also sports stars, business tycoons, etc).
>> Sure some people are just hugely lucky and get lots of money for doing
>> almost nothing, but I would bet that most rich and successful people have
>> worked damn hard to get there.
>
> Actually in practice I think it's a combination. Successful people tend to 
> have
> worked very hard *and* been lucky to get opportunities along the way. You 
> have
> to put the hard work in to make the most of what chance throws at you, but 
> you
> also need the chance to use your experience and skills!

Indeed, note that I didn't say most extremely hard working people become 
successful, just that most successful people are/were extremely hard working 
:-)

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