chrisn-585491 (8/15/2013)
Cuban is a real hard worker and smart, but he also had the luck of being at the right place in time to capitalize on his fortunes and make a larger fortune. And that's the story, put the work in, be smart, be prepared for opportunity.
There's the old adage "you make your own luck." Simply put, position yourself to take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. Sometimes they work out, sometimes they don't. That's life.
Or as my wife put it to me one time: "God feeds the sparrows, but He doesn't drop food into the nest."
As an aside, the IRS statistics in the original commentary about half of taxpayers making less then $32,000 a year is based on AGI - income after deductions, exemptions, etc. These days it's around $37,000 or so.
____________
Just my $0.02 from over here in the cheap seats of the peanut gallery - please adjust for inflation and/or your local currency.