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The Matthew Effect -- Talent is one thing, luck is another

by Joe Mobley
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"The biggest misconception about success is that we do it solely on our smarts, ambition, hustle and hard work."
There are so many more variables involved in a person's ability to succeed than any of us care to admit, we want to believe the chance to succeed is available to anyone who puts their mind to it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stoney
    I firmly believe that outside forces affect our lives beyond our wildest hopes of understanding. Thanks for the quotes.
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    • Profile picture of the author Odahh
      Originally Posted by Stoney View Post

      I firmly believe that outside forces affect our lives beyond our wildest hopes of understanding. Thanks for the quotes.
      mind if i re write this for you an state the opposite ..

      outside forces line up with how we are on the inside.. someone who believes they are unlucky .. will step over the 20 dollar billy the person ten feet behind them will notice ..

      bill gate wasn't lucky when an exec from ibb contacted him about an operating stsytem.. the acctual people who wrote it through the ibm exec out ..and i think bill gates mother was on the board with him somewhere else and suggested her sons company ..and bill gate had made money with ventures prior to that ..

      I have had to retrain myself frpom a doom and gloom thinker who's line was i am the guy **** happens to.. to an opptimist in the extreme .. i don't just believe my life can get better i believe the whole world is starting to get better ..

      luck is part of the mix .. but you only make luck a factor if your doing stuff where luck can play a part ..
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  • Profile picture of the author concettamace
    this is nice share...
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  • Profile picture of the author Chronic IM
    Hello! Really great post and thank you very much for sharing to us such meaningful quotes. I do believe it's true. Great post.
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  • Profile picture of the author stopper
    I think after having the ambition and intelligence and finally doing the work any luck that you come across is luck that you yourself created.
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