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Originally Posted by 12clicks
no, actually success is part intelligence and part hard work.
the unsuccessful thinks luck plays a part.
what have you accomplished in this world?
why are you not working harder to accomplish more?
sitting around posting on a chat board waiting for your timing/luck to show up is opportunity wasted.
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In the book Good to Great, the author devotes a chapter of their studiees to the personalities of the successful CEO's who helped transition companies from flops to companies that had seen tremendous success over a period of 15 years or more. All of them apportion a great deal of "luck" to their success. That's typically a product of humility rather than a reflection of reality. Google isn't "lucky". Apple isn't "lucky". Microsoft isn't "lucky" etc.
Circumstance often plays a large role. But if one was truly "lucky" - he could just sit in Vegas betting $100,000.00 a time at roulette.
As they say... "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."