New Science Of Success - Talent Is Not Enough - Networking Is

Distinguishing between 'performance' and 'success' is key -- the former is measurable and bounded, the latter is perceptual and social (how your performance is 'seen' by others) and unlimited.

It's true, Lady Luck plays a big role in success (some of us already knew that) -- but there are discernible patterns for success, as it plays out, and these provide predictability once essential conditions are known (thus the importance of patterns in big data).