When Was The Last Time You Got Lucky?????

Barbara:

I love this article!  You are so right - luck is not a business process that provides any kind of return.  Hard work and paying your dues accomplish this.

Your article reminds me that "the harder I work, the luckier I get."

Thanks!

Linda

Barbara, luck and success in business don't belong in the same sentence. Some who sit in the office every day, all day long, day in and day out may think they're lucky to get one walk-in who ends up purchasing a house but even they give up so many other opportunities they could've had if they weren't just sitting in the office so to me, it's not luck as sooner or later, they will get one buyer on their floor time. Success takes hard and and consistent work each and every single day!

I wonder why my other post required me to provide my email address. But anyway, thanks for sharing your views about luck Barbara.

Its part of the journey and I certainly respect it...How it works though is another matter

Barbara, good job, and have played craps a few times.   You are right, a solid business plan does not need LUCKY in the vocabulary!

I haven't read that post, but most of what appears to be "luck" is really hard work, good thinking and planning and follow through.   - Debbie

Hi Barbara: I had a wonderful sale earlier in the year. $6.85 Million...was I lucky? No, I dropped everything ever time my client called, and was always available.. I knew that in that price range, every agent had to open up every home we viewed.. she could have left me at any time if she liked someone better...

Barbara - Yeah, I concur. There is no luck in business. You can have lucky days. Some are better than others but you are in charge of your success. You shouldn't leave it to chance. Good post. 

Barbara: I am a firm believer in generating my own business...hard work and commitment are involved, not luck.

Hi Barbara - I rarely use the word lucky -- hmmm, perhaps I should but I have been fortunate in many situations.  

I hate it when people who aren't successful in this business tell me how lucky I am.  Really?  You mean the luck that has me working when they are out shopping all day or lunching with their friends?  The luck that has my schedule jam packed with appointments when theirs is filled with non-working social functions.  You get out of this job what you put into it.  

When good unexpected things happen, I call it Karma, not Luck.

Hi Barbara.  Totally agree and love this post.   Lucky is what you get when you don't have to work for something.    

Barbara, I am lucky! The harder I work, the luckier I get.  The more risk I take, the luckier I get. The more people I reach out to, the luckier I get. Yep, I am lucky.

Hi Barbara.  in my family, we define lucky as "being prepared BEFORE opportunity knocks."  That's the hard work behind what looks like "luck."