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Originally Posted by Unregistered
why not (i agree with the person who state that adaptability is important and the willing to learn is important)? there are people who did that? those startups? you think they have those soft skills and business skills to become their own company CEO? No. They work hard and of course work hard is not enough but also to venture out of their comfort zone. Some CEO does not have passion in business but they want to be their CEO because they believe in their product. Which is why they have different people focusing on different roles (CEO, CFO, CTO, CTO and etc.)
Many people think the way you are and people who think that are those who did not step out of their comfort zone yet. (comfort zone meaning out of their normal/daily activity) Like for example, if you are working for a company and have 6K per month salary, if there is an opportunity for you to start up your own business, will you do it? Are you willing to start from scratch?
Certainly, not all hard working people are billionaire, not all CEO are successful, but is the first step that they are willing to take to step out of their comfort zone. Of course there are other priorities for other people. Some people like to live in a stable life, and some people just doesnt have the motivation to do big things and sometimes luck plays a part.
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You are not understanding the discussion.
The assertion earlier was as long as you work hard and be adaptable, you can excel in anything. I was questioning this kind of blanket statement which makes it seems like all one needs in life to excel in anythingis to be adaptable. You seem to be confusing this with another argument which is - it is important to be adaptable, hardworking and get out of your comfort zone to achieve something.
In real life there are natural limits to each individual's talents. Someone who is a more risk taker and willing to get out of his comfort zone may be able to discover some inert potential that he wasn't previously aware of and coupled with luck may lead to better outcomes. But even then there is no way every individual can excel in anything no matter how out of comfort zone or adaptle he is. There are individual congenital constraints, the kind of physical/mental things one can do is vastly outnumbered by the things one cannot regardless of effort.
Such blanket assertions may be good for a quickie motivational talk, but must be tempered with your own understanding of your unique circumstances.