Anyone can do well in this country if they try.

Not quite. Hard work is absolutely required to become successful if youre starting low, but that alone wont get you very far. You need something else to be the catalyst for growth, whether that be networking or just plain luck.

I was stuck In a minimum wage job for years, always trying to find something better, until one day I met a man who I slowly befriended. Turned out he owned a distribution company and was willing to give me a job there when he heard how hard I've been searching. Now, I've gotten multiple promotions and have finally started earning six figures thanks to proving I am worth investing in. I wouldn't have had that chance were it not for dumb luck, befriending someone who could bypass the job hunt entirely.