Thinking About Luck

St. Patrick’s Day has me thinking about luck. A client of mine recently said, "I'm lucky. It just fell in my lap." I replied, "Really? You've reached out to this person and created the opportunity for yourself."

It seems to me that luck is some combination of working for it and being prepared to receive it when it happens.

Here are five luck-inspired resources.

Career Luck

In H ow to Create Your Own Career Luck, the author shares ideas on "setting hooks" and "planting bombs" to help increase serendipity in your career.

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Leadership Luck

In this short TedX videoBusiness strategist David Mitroff discusses How Leaders Create Luck.

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Women Leaders & Luck

According to analysis by the Center for Creative Leaders, when compared to men, women more often attribute their success to luck. Many Women Give “Luck” Credit for Their Success — Should They? offers three ways women can change the narrative.

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Return on Luck

In his book Great by Choice, Jim Collins presents the concept of return on luck. He says the critical question is not, Will you get luck? but What will you do with the luck that you get?

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Jefferson on Luck

“I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”

― Thomas Jefferson

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