I guess I just disagree with your premise. We can choose what we do, and we can influence our destiny, but we cannot choose our destiny. You can have a great business plan, eager customers and a wonderful revenue model and get hit by a drunk driver tomorrow. I wouldn't then say, "Well, that guy should have chosen a destiny where he didn't get run over."

We can't choose whether we get run over, and we can't choose whether we "find success" or have an opportunity to "cash out." We can try to influence things the way we want, but choosing our actions is not the same as choosing our results.