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Old 06-25-2020, 07:51 PM
AndrewM AndrewM is offline
 
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Originally Posted by fishpro View Post
There are definitely success stories involving people from all walks of life, and while I agree that it's all about the choices you make, I believe it is way tougher for some people to become successful depending on how the earlier years of their life are. If you compare the proportion of people who become successful when they had an upbringing that set them up for success vs those who became successful with the odds stacked against them, I believe there would be a great disparity that reveals how challenging it can be for some and that we need to recognize this rather than just taking a hard stance of "it's the choices you make."
Sounds like you are equating success to having lots of money. The older I get the more I realize it has nothing to do with money. Success for me is having an amazing and healthy family. I wouldn’t trade my life for any money in the world.
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