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Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Best Kind of Good Luck to Have
Here's a favorite quote from Channing Pollock:

"The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck."

It's easy to sit back and look at those who have obtained what we want with envy. "If only I had had their advantages! If only I hadn't been cursed with bad luck!"

Bad luck? It's a crutch we use to explain why we haven't accomplished what others have.

Yes, some of us have had starts that put us at a disadvantage. Some of us have faced setbacks that were crushing in nature.

The fact is, though, that MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED GREAT THINGS HAVE FACED THE SAME THINGS WE HAVE. Some of them have faced even worse.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not pointing fingers and saying, "The only reason you don't have everything you want is because you're flawed."

Hey, we're all flawed. I'm flawed. You're flawed. People who have succeeded dramatically are flawed.

What's the difference, then, between them and us? It's in them working hard to overcome whatever bad luck beset them instead of hunkering down and beamoaning it.

The wonderful news about this is that opportunity is open not just to them. It's open also to each of us.

So what are you going to do about whatever "bad luck" has been holding you back?
Jeff

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