I'm just not lucky ..

My view is "luck" only knocked on the door of those who are ready! To get ready, hardwork and effort come into picture!

So, luck alone doesn't work in IM as it's not a lottery!

Cheers! Keep going...

Luck is definitely a factor in some cases....I saw on a clickbank blog post a guy sold business.com for $7.5 M

Take it anyway you want....I think that is pretty damn lucky...........7.5 M

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

It doesn't matter how hard a 4 foot person tries to get into professional basketball. They might have the talent, they might work smart, but if they don't have the height they are not making it into the NBA.

luck is just word people use to make themselves feel better when they compare themselves to other people.

I agree the harder you work on a project the luckier you get i also think its nothing todo with luck just a lot of hard work land painteitns like the forum in my in sig i didint just sit there to where it is now its one month old now so far its doing well

Luck is the chance of happening without your control. IM is no game of chance. It is not a roulette game. Some associate luck with success which I believe is not the case. Bill Gates is not successful because he was lucky. He has determination and never stopped following his dreams. Failure is also part of the success formula.
Sometimes people use the word luck just as an excuse to stop trying further.

Luck is not part of my vocabulary. I have objectives, I have a plan and I am taking action to achieve my objectives.

Luck ain't even lucky gotta make your own breaks....

Luck comes to those that work for it and want it.

You want $100,000? You can have it, you just have to work for it. That work will create opportunities that may be seen as "luck" to people. Want to meet your favorite celebrity? You can have that too, same process.

You've got to want it first.
Then you've got to be willing to work for it.
Until you get it.

Luck has a lot of different definitions, but I think the best one I heard is when preparation meets opportunity. And if you consider Paris Hilton lucky, you might want to look into your definitions again. Her life seems miserable.

Most of the successful people worked really hard and smart to become successful. Then, since they were successful, more opportunities opened simply because of their status, I remember one motivational speaker.. ? Robins say that more people offered to buy him lunch when he became famous which means that when he was not successful no one wanted to be associated with him.........I think you must be prepared to be lucky and that comes with perseverance and hard work

Hmmm luck well yeah I believe we can make our luck by working hard, don't you agree?

Luck is when your mind is open, completely in tune with your surroundings and the universe in such a way that you react immediately and unconsciously to seize an opportunity which is present.

Exactly, luck is rather an excuse to cover up for what you did not deserve. They all have worked really hard and with dedication. The use of correct decission in the correct place and correct time. This is all that matters.

I am lucky because I Labored Under Correct Knowledge.

the bible describes wisdom as very precious and hard to find, better than gold or anything else..... wisdom is so precious people have to work very very hard to acquire it....

luck is no different imo .... luck loves people who prepare themselves, do their homeworks, etc...

Luck comes to those who work for her and wishing.

I'm glad you used a good example that we all herd of and know of like Darren Rowse. bahaha

I do not really believe in "luck", I believe more in "good choices" or "bad choices".
I know that in my lifetime, I made some bad choices (when I was younger of course ) and that had a direct affect on my "luck".
So I think it is all about choices.
"Today I chose to promote my website" or "today I chose to blow off work and play World of Warcraft" that choice will directly affect how successful your business is, so i say it's all about "choices" instead of raw "luck".
But that's just my experience

Luck + Knowledge + Opportunity + Willingness to succeed in life....

Luck is like superstition, based around human need to find order and cause out of random events.

Based on the last two years of my life some might call me unlucky, but I don't. Bad things happen, good things happen, it's just life.

Someone who is "lucky" has likely just worked hard to be in the right place at the right time to see an opportunity, and in the right, positive mindset to recognize it for what it is.

Luck an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"

Achieving one's goal is something we work hard for. Maybe luck applies for those who believe it but we can't always base our life with luck.

Luck is only 1% of external factors which affects your chance to become successful.

One of my teacher said" Luck or opportunity will knock your door only once in your life, and if you would unable to avail it then you would be loss"
Personally I believe that Luck is nothing, 80% is in our hands and we can make the fate.....Thumbs up for me :-)

I totally fall in line with the statement that suggests that people don't succeed due to luck, but hard work. The basis of my statement will be explained as follows.

Some people consider that others are more fortunate than themselves. They do not take into account the various factors that lead to others success. They do not understand the sufferings of their neighbors. They only believe in their misfortune. The evidence, however has shown that just hard work can make you reach success. For example: nobody can graduate from college without studying hard. Besides, nobody can run a successful business without working hard. Therefore, success has no correlation with luck, but hard work.

Although some people are luckier than others, the reality is that people’s success is mainly based on effort. Therefore, those people who only count on luck to accomplish their dreams will face harsh reality and drive to despair. For instance, there are individuals who like gambling. They want to make easy money by relying on their luck. Truth be told, they almost never win. What they obtain is merely more debts.

Luck can only play a little positive role, but effort has the lead role in achieving your goals. You can trust in luck some times , but not every single day. Hence, it is of atmost importance for you to make an effort on a regular basis, in order to make your dreams come true.


In a nutshell, success is entitled to those people who are willing to work extremely hard to make their dreams come true. You should always remember the saying “no pain, no gain”

You have to be READY for whatever luck is, or it will not be of any value when it shows up!

Luck, its something that comes along as a result of ones perseverance and hard work I guess. Its like you got lucky finding a job that you like or finding and investment business that brings in great ROI's. You have to think though that you may got lucky with these but you would not have found them in the first place if you were not able to pass the interview or understand the business and how to make it work.

So I guess luck is something that we get out of hard work.

Just my two cents

By suggesting luck it implies chance. By being creative and believing in yourself you work down a channel where more chances will appear. Those that succeed follow through with their actions and never give in. This creates opportunities that some will look on as lucky.

A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent. - Guy Kawasaki

Luck is bull****.

When you work hard and you focus on your goal, your subconscious and RAS will naturally make opportunities "stand out" in your world. That's how "luck" happens. It's all in the mind. Tens of thousands of opportunities you would've considered yourself "lucky" for discovering it have already slipped by. Everyone's blind to it, that's all.

...and even the smartest methods require hard work to make it work.

BTW why are you guys even debating about this again? If luck was the winner of this discussion you guys plan to sit back and relax?

Luck is the the only real measure of how smart you're.

Every person has intelligence to some degree and every person has unique talents.

Intelligence is expressed by working hard on your talents and the things you're passionate about.

Don't ever fall into the trap of believing that you're unlucky because you don't deserve any better. That's a limiting belief and should be deleted from your mindset vocabulary.

Use people who are lucky as an example for success. Find out why they are luck and why you're not.

If you want to become lucky, the best thing you can do is to study lucky people.

So just go ahead and do it.

Luck is just a word and it can be use in anyway you want. Just dont make LUCK as really important as your life.