How to get lucky (no, not like that)
“The harder I work, the luckier I get” is what my grandfather said to me since I was just a kid.
In the business world, it’s an easy trap to look at leaders and conclude that a stroke of good luck is all that underpins their success. What is often overlooked is that luck is something that can be manufactured.
Luck is just a low probability event that brings good fortune. For arguments sake, lets say to be lucky is a 1 in 100 chance of a good thing happening in a low probability circumstance.
In the business world nothing is certain. Good leaders use probability to make decisions that are more likely to work out in your favour, but chance will always play a defining role in creating success.
If you place your bet on too few opportunities, or strictly stick to the confines of your job description, the number of potential opportunities to get lucky are few.
As you are more active – meeting new people, learning new things, volunteering your time – you dramatically increase your surface area for luck.
Building a diverse portfolio of experiences and interactions raises the probability of stumbling upon a stroke of good fortune.
The more you do, the more entries you have into life’s draw.
It’s certainly hard work, but that’s what it takes to get lucky.
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