It is a large amount of luck, obviously. You didn't hard-work your way out of brain damage at birth. You didn't hard-work your way into your geographic location which gave you access to the resources that lead you to where you are, which are unavailable most places in the world. You didn't hard-work your way out of avoiding a draft for a war where you got killed at age 18.
Sure, if a butterfly flew past one of our parents on the day of our conception, causing them to spend a second glancing at it, then they may have had sex slightly differently that night and we wouldn't exist. We're all lottery winners in a billion different ways.
What is the practical application of bringing that to mind when considering what actions to take for career advancement?
