Thank you for your feedback to yesterday's question - "Does pure luck exist?"
I am curious to hear what more of you think about this topic, but in the meantime I will post a few of my own thoughts on the matter.
Opportunities are everywhere; we live in a world full of them. Success is a matter of seeking out opportunities, taking advantage of them, working hard, being determined, and not letting "failure" or mishaps stand in the way of whatever it is you seek to achieve. The person who landed their dream job? They weren't lucky. They weren't simply in the right place at the right time. That person has a unique gift, has played to their strengths in the work that they do and the career goals that they have, and their hard work and determination has ultimately paid off. Ever heard the quote "everything happens for a reason"? Time and time again, people's life stories have proved that to be true. The fact that Bill Gates "happened" to grow up in the right place at the right time? Simple. He was born with a unique potential to be one of the most talented and successful people in the world and took advantage of the opportunities he had. He didn't sit around and wait for things to come to him either - he was proactive in seeking out his passion. I strongly believe that you find what you are looking for, but sometimes we forget the easiest part - you must actually look for it and open your eyes to see what is around you.
Until tomorrow...
Was Thomas Edison lucky when he created the lightbulb? If you consider 3,000 attempts before success, then yes, he was very lucky.
ReplyDeleteFor the next week, I'm hoping pure luck really does exist since I'm going to be in Vegas!
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, I found some interesting research from psychologist who studied "luck" and wrote the book "The Luck Factor." This particular study showed that luck is a state of mind and the way you engage in the world.
Through his experiments, he demonstrated that “lucky” people do have more good things happen to them than the “unlucky” ones and its not because of chance or luck. The “lucky” subjects were people who where significantly more extrovert and open than the others. They were twice as likely to smile and engage in eye contact than the “unlucky” people. This translates into maximising the probability of positive opportunities. The “unlucky” subjects would meet and speak to less people, consequently reducing the probability of positive outcomes from occurring.
Another characteristic the “lucky” subjects had was that they were half as anxious as the “unlucky” subjects. Wiseman demonstrates through a series of experiments that being relaxed allows you to notice opportunities more than when anxious.
Bottom line? Being extroverted, open, smiling, engaging, and relaxed seems to be key to being lucky!
The luck factor does not exist concerning Edison. Simply put Edison was determined...he had an Idea he knew was possible. Trial and error prevailed, but still to the day his Idea is still being perfected...Good hard work reaps results not Luck...
ReplyDeleteThe luck factor does not exist concerning Edison. Simply put Edison was determined...he had an Idea he knew was possible. Trial and error prevailed, but still to the day his Idea is still being perfected...Good hard work reaps results not Luck...
ReplyDeleteI believe our path is predetermined before we are born. We are called to our journey by name. All we must do is open our hearts and our minds to the possibilities, with love as the primary motivator. The rest simply follows.
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