tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190105425633800742.post8516750885400190377..comments2023-06-07T08:16:01.315-07:00Comments on The Daily Challenge: Does luck determine your success?Candicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10138232958264076096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190105425633800742.post-83393637882645497952010-08-19T19:36:23.904-07:002010-08-19T19:36:23.904-07:00One of my favorite quotes is "luck is when pr...One of my favorite quotes is "luck is when preparation meets opportunity." I would suggest this relates directly to Gladwell's 10,000 hours theory later in the book. Hope all is well!Tracy Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675489945603543974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190105425633800742.post-87990574817214889232010-08-19T18:11:10.690-07:002010-08-19T18:11:10.690-07:00I forget the exact wording on this, but I once hea...I forget the exact wording on this, but I once heard the saying that we make our own luck.<br /><br />Let's take two people. One person sits on a coach all day long. He's got a wealthy father, so he thinks, "Hey, I don't have to do anything." So he sits there all day. He might be lucky in the sense that he got things handed to him, but not lucky in the sense that he will be nothing in his life.<br /><br />Second person, growing up in a lower class family. All he's ever wanted to do was become a minister. He's constantly reading the bible, writing about the bible, going to networking events, talking with ministers. One day, the kid starts talking to this guy who is very interested in what he's trying to do. They exchange phone numbers. 20 years later, with that older man's help and financial backing, person number two is running a giant church.<br /><br />That older man is person number 1's father. Was person number 1 lucky, or person number 2?<br /><br />And was that luck, or did he create an opportunity for luck. In other words, did he create his own luck.Brandon Yanofskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396437441990003109noreply@blogger.com