Can You Be Successful Without Privilege, Connections or Luck?

In this episode of Uncomfortable on Purpose, my husband and I go head-to-head on one question: How much of success is actually earned, and how much of it comes down to luck?

While I believe hard work, consistency and discipline are the biggest drivers of success, he argues that luck, timing, circumstances and privilege have far more influence than we like to acknowledge.

We get into the uncomfortable conversations around privilege, unequal opportunities, networking, access, failure and whether hard work really guarantees anything.

Can you work hard and still never make it? Can you create your own luck? And do successful people sometimes underestimate the advantages that got them where they are?

We don’t necessarily agree, and that’s exactly the point.

Join the conversation. Is success hard work, luck, or a combination of both?