bremillard wrote:lucky
That word makes me smile. But I have a different take on it than a lot of people do.
When I interview prospects for a job, I always ask them if they are lucky.
Why do I ask that?
If they say, that they are not lucky and bad things often happen to them. Then I know they are not right for the job. They expect failure.
If they say that they don't believe in luck, that they succeed on their own merits, then I won't hire such self assuming people as they are unlikely to be true team players anyway.
Randomness happens ... it happens often ... are you ready for it?
A lucky person is ready to pounce on a football on the ground, or grab a batted pass out of the air because he knows eventually it is bound to happen, and he is ready to snatch the opportunity when it does. A lucky person gets the interceptions, the fumbles, etc... the ball "bounces" their way. They expect it to, and they are ready to sieze the opportunity when it presents itself.
An unlucky person won't even wait for it, they will certainly miss their opportunity to succeed, eventual randomness (luck) will pass them by.
be lucky ... and ... Carpe Diem