Dale and Krueger even found that the average SAT scores of all the schools a student applies to is a more powerful predictor of success than the school that student actually attends.This finding suggests that the talents and ambitions of individual students are worth more than the resources and renown of elite schools.

I suppose that if I had more talent, I could talk the specific property and the money at the same time. 

Success isn't about talent, it is about effort."

The companies that will stay down after a recession are the ones that went in weaker, and had to lay off their core talent, give up critical assets, end up buried in debt, or didn't have the funds to develop any new products while their competitors did (ie, you should have bought those competitors instead).

The flip side is shallower talent pools in the low-cost locations.

Not to mention, companies are leaving California b/c of this same reason --- it's hard to keep talent if that talent cannot afford a home+good schools in the area.I say this as a lifelong Californian who loves California and knows the state inside and out -- but have moved to Texas about six years ago. 

"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."-- Andrew Carnegie“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”Antonio Gramsci@Nathan G. has the balance right.

From an intellectual position, most people don't have the desire or ambition or talent to be an "entrepreneur" or run their own business, or hell, even just own real estate.

The vibrancy, energy, the talent on the ground, the growth mindset is amazing.

When we are blessed with rIches and the ability to do manage it and multiply it we should take hold of that and make good use of our talents and gifts !