The harder you work, the luckier you are...

There are many people who believe in luck. Is there really such a thing called luck or is it a layman's term that means probability and chances. If we toss a coin, we have 50% chance of getting a head or a tail. That is 50% luck! If you try shoplifting often enough, it is a matter of time you would be caught. So, when one is caught, that is attributed to back luck!?

If a student thinks he is lucky to have passed his examinations, then I want to suggest to him that in order to increase his luck and be luckier the next time round, all he needs to do is to study harder. The harder he studies, the luckier he is.

A salesman who sits in his office instead of going out to the field to do his prospecting activity to find new customers would blame his poor sales performance on the lack of luck. Isn't it true that if he works harder outside, he would become luckier, and his sales performance would improve?

So, in an equation form, luck = opportunity + consistent hard work. When the opportunities are there, if we work hard and seize the opportunity, we get results. That's perhaps what most people call luck. Those who are so-called lucky are those who work hard and consistently hard.

Therefore, the next time when you want to have better luck, just work consistently harder and smarter. If you want to be lucky enough to get promoted at work, just work consistently harder and smarter. I assure you lady luck will come to you.