Why is it that those of us that have worked our butts off to get a bit more into our lives than the average person are termed “lucky�
I’m not just talking about money. Personal wealth comes in many forms; great relationships, sports achievements, business achievements, financial wealth, happiness.
I have achieved more than most people in many areas of my life; and maybe I have been lucky in being blessed with an athletic physique, higher than average intellect and parenting that taught me how to apply myself to a task. But in general, it has taken considerable effort to achieve each and every one of my milestones. I studied hard, missed out of many pleasure activities my peers indulged in and paid the price every step of the way.
The great thing is that anyone with a place to stand can be lucky. It only takes two things:
- Knowledge
- Action
There is little excuse today not to have access to knowledge. The Internet has opened a treasure chest on information and free public access is available from many sites such as libraries, schools, cyber-cafes.
Action takes a little more effort, but the key is simple – have a good system. Once you have a good system it can be applied to any task.
Having a systematic approach to success is to me THE most important element. Knowledge can be gathered along the way, and ‘fake it till you make it’ can carry you through early weak spots. Action plans also help carry you through those dark phases, you know the ones! You have passed through the early frenetic stage fuelled by the passion of your new venture, and are slogging it out late at night with the niggling feeling that you have not achieved anything like what you had hoped to at this stage. In many activities we pursue, we don’t know what we don’t know. We may be able to work out the actions necessary to add to an action plan, but we don’t always know exactly what is involved in making each step happen.
What I do know however, is that those that succeed are the ones that kept going when all others faded away. Just having a step by step plan, and working that plan irrespective of how long it takes you to complete each step or what roadblocks you encounter, this is what hails “luck†to your doorstep. So next time someone tells you how lucky you are; just smile!
NicolaÂ