What's Luck Got To Do With It?

How much of your success is due to when you were born?

If you have siblings or multiple kids, it can be crazy how different life outcomes can be for people who seemingly have a lot in common. Same parents, very similar genes and upbringings, and yet the differences in outcomes can be huge.

Something that I heard or read a while back was about how your birthdate has a huge impact on the future success of your life. At the time I was young and though “cool, but seems like a stretch”. But the older I get, the more the idea lives rent free in my head. (Note - apparently it was from the book ‘Outliers’ from Malcolm Gladwell - I promise you I didn’t read the book, so it was like a blurb or someone talking about the book I encountered)

So how does your birthdate impact your life and is there any merit to it? And most importantly, how do you take advantage of your birthdate and/or not be disadvantaged by it?