“I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.”
~ Brian Tracy
One of the things I taught homeless women trying to break free from abuse and poverty was a simple idea a smart woman taught me many years before.
To make more money than average, you have to do one of two things: Do what other people won’t do, or do what other people can’t do.
Which leads me to the story about luck.
When I was a newly-minted 21-year-old, I won a trip for President’s Club to Las Vegas with my then-employer. In all my glorious, worldly prowess, it seemed a great idea when the VP Sales for our region of that Fortune 500 company asked me to play $20 blackjack tables with her.
“Yay!”, I thought. “She wants to hang out!” *So cool.*
And it was…
For the roughly 20 minutes it took me to lose $360. That’s a lot. And it was a LOT A LOT after just graduating!
So after that momentous few minutes, I looked at her and said, “I think I’ll go over there.” LOL. To which she knowingly replied, “Amy, you’re a good sport. You’ll never have blind “luck”. Doesn’t matter. You have drive. Make your own luck.”
In Vegas, that was a nary a victory. In life, truer words were never spoken. And I am so glad for that…because “luck” is unpredictable. Being kind, useful, smart, helpful, and open to learning is something anyone can have. And if you can do or will do what others can’t, you will always create your own luck.
Now go on, do something amazing… and create your own luck.
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