The driving force is luck. Bad luck and oh well.
Most people refuse to accept this.
Here is an example of what I mean.

About 10 people were crushed in that 1989 earthquake.
Also some were killed when part of a bridge collapsed .
in 1986 my wife and I were on our honeymoon.
We drove under that raised highway and my wife said to me what would happen if a big earthquake happened I calmly told her we would be crushed to death. An 3 years 2 months later people were crushed to death.
All my success in my life is because the universe allowed me to survive and act on my motivation and ambitions. This is a fundamental truth for all of us.