What got you to where you are today?

What played the biggest role in your life so far to get you where you are today? Education can open doors for people, so can the axiom it’s who you know not what you know. Was is it passion for a particular something that directed you to where you are? Was it fate where you were simply born into this life of yours? Fate can also yield opportunities in the dynamic of crossing paths with a future S/O or employer. Accidents do happen and change peoples lives. Did you win the lottery? What was your biggest influence in forming this life of yours today or are you still riding the wave?

Please describe this dynamic with just how it changed or created the life you have today?