I suppose this is a longer version of hard work and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps will result in eventual success. Everyone that is successful has lots of stories of failures, and we all should take that to heart because it does seem to be the case almost all the time.

Also, people who are handed things rarely make a mark for themselves in life. I remember reading a news story about how Willow Smith was claiming that her success had nothing to do with her parents. Then I had to look up who her parents were because I had no idea who she is. Well she is Will and Jada Smith's daughter and she is delusional if she thinks that her natural talent had anything to do with her success, however small it is.