Self-help books for those who believe 'You can have it all' often advise, 'Follow your bliss and money will follow. ' With the collapse of the stock markets the reality of trade-offs is more like, 'When you follow your bliss, it's money you'll miss. '
The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success