Predict and Win
I like to simplify things. If I have to simplify the route to success, would say that one needs to know "how" to predict the future course of an opportunity.
Be it in those stocks you invest in, the realty market, product portfolios, strategies, people, behaviours, politics, international affairs....the one who gets the prediction in early and gets it right is the KING. As simple as that - predict and win - the simple story of success!
Unfortunately there is no formula to predict whats going to happen. Babas or Astrologers, even though its their job to predict, even though they have had their age-old science to help make the predictions, cannot be of much help here. The irony is that they could not predict that in the future there will be fewer takers for their future predictions......How good are those predictors who could not predict their end ;-)
The best person to predict the events in your life is you. Make sure you continue to predict the course of every single thing in your life, big or small...and see how good you are getting with it. Afterall, the best person you could put a huge bet with is "you"!!! Who know, you might just hit a jackpot!
As of now I predict that I have a looong day ahead....not much of a prediction...but will have to do for now.