Does this change my destiny?

Recently, a fortune teller told me that I will become an investment banker. I have an interview next week, but if I choose not to prepare for the technicals, will my destiny be altered? I guess this revolves around a more philosophical question on free will, but would like to hear some thoughts. 

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Yup it will, because fortune telling is like a probability game. It will just give you the most likely outcome given the status quo. 

 

Fortune teller googled you before the appointment, saw "Aspiring Investment Banker" as your linkedin bio, and told you exactly what you wanted to hear.

 

OP: I want to be an investment banker

Fortune Teller: You will become an investment banker

OP: Wow, that is great to hear!

Fortune Teller: Now give me $40 bucks

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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