Ways to distinguish yourself #159 – Know when you are lucky!
By Rajesh Setty on Sun 13 Aug 2006, 11:12 AM – 1 Comment
Luck has always been a controversial topic. There are people who believe in them and there are people who think that there is nothing like “luck” out there. Then there are people who are in the middle.
My personal stand on luck: I think there is luck but you should not depend on it. You should do whatever it takes. In the process, if you get “lucky” sometimes, it’s a bonus!
People who don’t believe in luck, subscribe to statements like:
2. “The harder you work, the luckier you get”
I don’t have a problem with that. I think sometimes you do get “lucky” and those events should be attributed to luck and nothing else. By not believing in luck, you might try to explain what you did to cause this event to happen and take the credit. While that may make you feel good about yourself, that approach has many problems. Here are a few of them:
2. Trying to recreate those circumstances again may not be possible. So you may get surprised next time.
3. Other powerful people can see what “really” happened – so no point in making up
4. Extend this further and you may live in a fantasy world.
5. This might introduce some “over confidence” in your abilities
In summary, it is important for you to know when you are lucky. Personally, I have been lucky many times in the past and I hope that I will get lucky many more times in the future. When I do get lucky, I just thank GOD and I have no problems with it. Luck is a gift and we should be thankful and accept it with grace when you do get it.
Have fun!
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Anonymous on August 14th, 2006
Completely agree with you there Raj,
I always wonder is there a way to really improve the chances of getting lucky? Attempt and hardwork may not always improve the chances of getting lucky I think. My experience.