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Asked by SkyeB to Jackie, Michele, Oliver, Vicky, Yelong on 9 Mar 2015.
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Vicky Bayliss answered on 9 Mar 2015:
It has got to be a bit of both hasn’t it?
I mean, some people are born in a slum in a third world country, which has got to be a harder start in life than someone born into a privileged lifestyle in this country. Some people are born with genetic medical problems where others are healthy.
But on the other hand there is no doubt that more can be achieved by working hard than by laziness – I mean there are plenty of people who are theoretically healthy enough to run a marathon, but its only those who bother to train who actually achieve doing it.
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Jaclyn Bell answered on 9 Mar 2015:
Yeah I agree with Vicky. I think that if you are determined you can become anyone you want to be, but some people start life in a better position than others. Money, location, age, sex and health may help/hinder you but if you work hard and take opportunities as they come along then you will be shaping your own destiny… Leaving school/college at 18 is fate, but leaving school with qualifications and a place at university is you shaping your own destiny 😉
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Michele Faucci Giannelli answered on 16 Mar 2015:
It really depends at what you are looking at.
Can you pass an exam? Probably it is 95% hard work and 5% luck. Or at least you can work hard enough to reduce chance to the very minimum.
Can you get a job? Well, I can tell you from experience that even if you prepare the interview very well and have a great CV you may still not get the job due to personality issues and other factors outside your control.
In general I would say that the more what you want to achieve is objective and has a well defined set of criteria, the higher you can shape your own destiny. The more other people are involved and criteria are blury, the more fate will play a role. That is why I always like to split a big goal in small step which are all more achievable in a measurable and well defined way.
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