Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The Right Place, the Right Time


Oprah and I have a little disagreement about success. She believes that luck has nothing to do with it but rather that it is all work and determination on the part of the person. I would use the quote from Edison “genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration” thus success is 99% hard work and 1% luck, serendipity or being in the right place at the right time.  I don’t believe that this should take anything away from a person’s achievement but I do believe that luck (or whatever you want to call it) has its place in that success.
Having said that I will also say that often we create our own luck consciously or unconsciously whenever we act in positive ways that may be noticed by others. These actions may someday turn into that “luck” when someone remembers you and offers you the chance of a lifetime. So in a way you have indeed worked for your success but I always believe there is that little light of “something” that brings some people forward while others stay in the shadows. In making this observation I am not thinking about celebrities (in whatever sphere) but every day people.
Rather than taking any credit away from those who are successful I like to think that my observation gives everyone hope for themselves.
“Great discoveries and achievements invariable involved the cooperation of many minds.” Alexander Graham Bell

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