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This ties in with the difficulty of letting chance guide your thinking. If you believe that opportunities are fated into your path, then you will not follow through on the plan you have set yourself. Unfortunately, many of us believe that things come to those who wait. Nevertheless, it is the interdependency with others that leads to being in the environment where things happen. It is perseverance that creates the situation in which it appears as if manna falls from heaven. Success is about creating, recognizing, and acting on opportunities, not blindly waiting for them to trip into your path.