Without doubt much of our success in life happens due to pure luck or randomness of events. (Side note: Nassim Thaleb wrote an excellent book on this very topic!) However, there might be a few components of your life that may actually work toward increasing your odds to succeed.

In their book, The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed, the two successful (and lucky) entrepreneurs Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba list the following:

• Money
• Intelligence & Insight
• Location & Luck
• Education & Expertise
• Status
  

While there is little mention of risk that Ali and Kubba talk about, their focus is on ways to leverage your chances for success.

In other words, you are probably better off with having all of these ticked off than if you don't — when (and if) those rare opportunities do arise. What is more, unfair advantage grows and multiplies itself over time.    

At this point, most of you are probably wondering the same as me: So what happens if you don’t?

Surround yourself with those who do, the authors say. Instead of searching for people with same skills, qualities, or resources, pair up with those who complement your unfair advantage with theirs.

If, by chance, it doesn’t break you... it can only make you stronger. Fair enough.

Kindly,

Neva.