LOL, nope. All hard work, all the way. My dad was orphaned, also. And I'm a woman. Just hard work. Waited tables and ironed the rich kids' clothing in college. Started own business in my 20s after I was sexually harassed in corporate settings (MadMen era). Sent myself to Ivy grad school in my middle age while taking care of dying parents, husband with serious illness, running business, and raising kid. Just worked hard. First entrepreneur in several generations, also. I have no patience for people who won't work for what they want.
OK; I'm burned out now. But I'm also debt-free.
Burned out, I can see why and relate to that. I want to do more but am finding it harder every day. I’m also finding it harder to adapt to the attitudes and ways of doing business. I find I’m better off just doing the technical and hard work of organizing and planning nobody else wants to do.