I think meeting the right people who let you in on the opportunity is another thing. I met a lot of wrong people and one right person was finding it hard to get me and it took decades to meet few good ones. So it all comes down to what you deal with and the type of people you meet that often change your life.
Surround yourself with opportunity, including the opportunity to meet the right people. So many of us are self-absorbed and absorbed in our phones and entertainment, we never take the time to really pay attention to others, let alone make the effort to connect.