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Luck is So Much More Important Than We Acknowledge

October 20, 2017 By Nagesh Belludi 1 Comment

As I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to appreciate how much of life is the product of chance—that invisible hand of life: when and where you were born, the age you live in, people you meet, the problems and opportunities you face, how you meet your spouse, and so forth.

Luck is So Much More Important Than We Acknowledge Much of these are largely outside of your control.

In this context, it’s interesting to think about how some people are born with a pair of aces, never realize it, and squander opportunities handed down to them. As the great philosophers (and Singapore’s Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew) have advised, life is what you make of the cards you’re dealt with—using some talent, courage, and wisdom.

But often, stuff just happens. Some things are simply beyond your control—you can only do your best by focusing on your effort and lowering your expectations of the outcomes of much of what you’ll do in life.

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Filed Under: Belief and Spirituality, Career Development Tagged With: Getting Ahead, Luck, Personal Growth, Social Skills

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  1. Venkatasubramanian P says

    October 20, 2017 at 11:54 AM

    Invisible Hand of Life – Should we call it Supreme Force….

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