Luck and Hard Work
Do you ever feel that some people are just plain lucky?
Yet is it luck or hard work or maybe a combination of the two that creates success?
We often use the word luck to explain someone’s success. Yet, when we look a little closer, what we usually find is preparation, persistence, and a willingness to keep going when things weren’t easy.
We tend to use the word luck as a simple explanation for someone else’s achievement. It can make success seem random—as if the right opportunity simply appeared at the right time.
However, when we look a little closer, what we often find behind that “lucky moment” is something very different. We find: Preparation, Perseverance, and Perspiration combined with hard work that happened quietly and long before anyone noticed.
Luck does happen—And, hard work often creates the moment when preparation and opportunity finally meet. Then it’s up to us to determine which opportunities to take, which ones to let go, and what we are willing and able to do to make things happen.
Remember:
Leaders don’t wait for luck—they prepare for it.
Luck may have opened the door—but hard work is what prepared you to walk through it and continue the journey until success is achieved.
None of us succeeds entirely on our own. Mentors, colleagues, and supporters often play a role in opening doors and encouraging us along the way.
Luck favors people who take action.
Hard work quietly creates conditions where luck can happen.
You may not always see immediate results, but efforts are rarely wasted. They are preparing you for opportunities that have not yet appeared.
Be ready: Because when opportunity appears—and sometimes it arrives unexpectedly, the people who benefit from it are usually the ones who prepared for it long before they knew it was coming.
Success rarely arrives suddenly—it accumulates and Overnight success usually takes about 10 years.
Join me later this month for the spring-cleaning challenge. With a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work we’ll clean out the cobwebs, maybe some leftovers from Halloween, and continue our journey to make our dreams a reality.
If you want to connect about working together individually or with your team contact me and let’s talk.
You got this. And I have your back.
Ann
