I am not so sure of this. IME folks who do well are, on average, much more willing to hear external advice. They do not take it as direction (and, on disagreement would rarely try to convince the speaker that (s)he is wrong), but they would actually listen and try to understand the point, then make their own decision on whether they should act on it.
Also, (not bad_luck) != good_luck. I think most people would consider themselves average_luck.
