The unsuccessful sometimes attribute the success of others to good luck. Balderdash! Luck, good and bad, comes to all. As the good book says: ‘Rain falls on the just and the unjust.’ The real difference is that some wouldn’t recognize good luck it if shot off fireworks because it comes hand in hand with hard work or resides just outside their comfort zone.
Luck shows up when proper preparation meets opportunity. Successful folks make their own luck by being willing to do the unglamorous hard work of getting (and staying) ready.
Closing Quotes:
“I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson, 1742-1826, 3rd President
“Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.” – Eliyahu Goldratt, 1947-2011
“The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.” – Channing Pollock, 1926-2006
“I’ve found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of opportunities.” – Timothy Zahn, b. 1951/2, Sci-Fi author
“Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.” – Serena Williams, b. 1981, 23 Grand Slam Titles
As always, I share what I most want and need to learn. – Nathan S. Collier
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