Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.
There are a number of people who have used a variation of this phrase...so I'll just say that it isn't mine, but I believe it wholeheartedly.
Years ago, I was talking with an executive from a multi-billion dollar company and I asked him how he got where he is today. "I'm just lucky." he said. I was never quite comfortable with that statement. Obviously, he wasn't sitting on the couch, watching TV, eating Cheetos when the phone rang and the caller said, "Hey you lucky guy. Wanna be an executive?" He had to work...and work...and work. And finally, when the opportunity arose his work paid off.
Keep this in mind. You may not control the opportunities, but you have full control over your preparation. Thus you have more control over how lucky you are then you may realize.
There are a number of people who have used a variation of this phrase...so I'll just say that it isn't mine, but I believe it wholeheartedly.
Years ago, I was talking with an executive from a multi-billion dollar company and I asked him how he got where he is today. "I'm just lucky." he said. I was never quite comfortable with that statement. Obviously, he wasn't sitting on the couch, watching TV, eating Cheetos when the phone rang and the caller said, "Hey you lucky guy. Wanna be an executive?" He had to work...and work...and work. And finally, when the opportunity arose his work paid off.
Keep this in mind. You may not control the opportunities, but you have full control over your preparation. Thus you have more control over how lucky you are then you may realize.
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