Did Billionaires Get Lucky?

There is an element of 'luck' in every success story. ... But if you are going to be a billionaire, you need to have some 'luck'. Almost all billionaires agree that their level of success goes beyond hard work. But hard work is the only way many of them know to prepare themselves for good fortune.

Are billionaires actually happy?

Statistically speaking, yes, they are. Studies have found a positive association between wealth and life satisfaction. That's not exactly a shocking revelation, I know. What's interesting, however, is that the happiness wealthy people experience may stem less from what they buy and more from how they spend their time.

Do you need luck to be rich?

Luck, whether random or self-made, is a common denominator of all wealthy people. If you want to be rich, you need luck. While you have no control over the circumstances you are born into, you do have control over the circumstances you manufacture after birth.