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Old 07-22-2015, 07:39 AM  
12clicks
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Originally Posted by ilnjscb View Post
Are you talking abut statistics or comforting anecdotes? Yes there are people who started poor with poor parents who became successful. They are just a lot rarer than people who became successful entrepreneurs who had wealthy or upper middle families. In fact, most research shows that poverty negates the value of a high IQ. Some people also win the lottery - does that mean they should open a business school and advocate everyone sitting on their asses and buying lottery tickets?
so you advocate sitting on your ass and NOT trying?
EVERY successful family at one time wasn't. You can settle for being a lemming or you can try to succeed.
There's no harm in settling as long as you don't bitch and whine about those who didn't.
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