Ray Kroc said “Luck is a dividend of sweat.
The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”
Most of my life I’ve considered myself to be one of the luckiest people
on the planet. How I got through my teens to running my first business at 20
years old, and from there on has been a
wonder. It wasn’t until I hit my 30’s that I first heard the quote from the
Roman philosopher Seneca that says “Luck is what happens when preparation meets
opportunity”.
That’s when I started to realize that
luck isn’t something that just happens, you have to make your own. Sure you can
get lucky and hit the lottery, but you still have to play to win—right?
Just look at successful people like
Tiger Woods; arguably the most coached, prepared golfer to ever hit the tour.
Since very early in his life his whole focus was to master his sport, and he did. So
why did his career take a sudden nose dive? Was it bad luck or something else?
How often do we hear someone say
“He’s down on his luck”, perhaps we should ask “Or is he down on his choices”?
Looking back on life, there pops up
instances where you might say that was a stretch of bad luck, but I’ve found it
usually is the result of bad habits or bad choices. It really boils down to a
matter of ownership, do we take full responsibility of our lives and actions. In Tigers' case, I'd say it was a lot of both - bad habits AND bad choices.
Those that have good habits and make
good choices tend to have the best luck.
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Dave Striegel
RightWay Automotive Solutions
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