I view life as a combination of luck and education combined with opportunity .  I will give you a classic example of good luck.

I was born into a rural backwater and married a woman who grew up in Beverly Hills whom I met at an online dating site.  High odds, not a good match at first sight.

My original college education was Theater not Music.  Her entire family is composed of artists, writers, and producers.  Check the Box √

She has a Gay brother, which is a deal breaker with many men, didn’t bother me - Theater education.  Check the Box √

We both have advanced educations.  She has a Masters in Political Science.  After undergraduate UT Austin I have the Music and Creative Industries program UCLA and Web Development certification Cal State Northridge.  Check the Box √

She was living in a classic 1920s apartment in a high rent district just off Santa Monica Blvd.  I lived in a house in Bel Air.  Check the Box √

Now the biggie…

We both had experience in a different area of the same business.  I knew how to produce Music Events.  She was a Political Event Producer.  Ring the Bell!

This was sheer Luck.  The universe, the stars, God, or whatever you happen to believe in smiled on both of us.  This was Kismet.  We celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary this month.  We both have never been happier.

I produced songs because I took courses in it at UCLA.  This was Education.

Having the brass to convince people to let me do it was because of the overwhelming confidence level which stemmed from that education.

It was not talent or being a good musician.  It was being an educated person who obviously knew what he was talking about who shoved his foot through the door.  I created my own Opportunity.