All the things my head stops me from saying

[BaaLocks]

When I get told that someone has made their success through "sheer hard work" or "not expecting it all on a plate" like they are in complete control of everything that has happened to them. Some people are cleverer than others, some have skills that others don't (which is why nobody - to my knowledge - on here is a professional footballer or a nuclear physicist) but there is one attribute that pretty much defines what life we end up living. Luck!

Yes, we have to take advantage of opportunities when they are presented and, yes, some are not best placed to take them when they arrive. But when you get that "if I lived my life a hundred times I'd be a success in every one" kind of mentality I have to have a serious word with myself to not say what I really think.

Alongside that, anyone who thinks that their success (or luck) gives them entitlement or rank over others (people being douche bags to waiters for example) really does require some immense self control on my behalf.