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Do you think there is a code for success?

Or does luck play a factor...?

Why do some people become rich and famous off of youtube and others don't?
Why do some talented actresses make it and other talented acresses don't?
How do some random businesses just take off and become unexpectedly popular and others don't?

I guess what I'm asking is, do you believe that luck is a factor in success?

And I'm not talking about success based on opportunities that are handed down from mommy and daddy. I'm talking about success starting from the bottom up.

What are your thoughts?
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
I think there's a few things at work... Luck definitely plays a role... But so too does timing, being at the head of a change either by planning or luck... Plus personality...
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@ozgirl512 personality, resilience level, ability to take risks etc right?
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ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@Girlygirl099 yes... Plus probably a few more we haven't thought of lol... Maybe a lot of those can be replaced with a simple term of" the original idea"
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
No matter how smart, how experienced, if you are not in the right place at the right time, aka luck, you won't succeed. Pasteur said that, I paraphrase, discovery awaits a prepared mind. So be prepared and put yourself in the position.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
Even Bill Gates admits that his success was part luck and skill. So yes, luck plays a role.
samanthasmokes · 36-40, F
@HoraceGreenley 👍️ as my dad likes to put it ... "if ya wanna hang on to your money ... ya gotta learn to let it go ... to the boys in sharkskin suits!" 😉
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
samanthasmokes · 36-40, F
Northerner · 70-79, M
I found most things that were successful were the result of timing and intuition.I think we make our own luck.
Northerner · 70-79, M
@Girlygirl099 Every deal I do and have done have risks. I was a born gambler. I know I will not win on every deal or lose on every deal. I am a good loser but I love to win.
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@Northerner Hey - you can't win the lottery if you don't buy the tickets ;)
Okay you possibly can, but you get what I am saying!
Northerner · 70-79, M
@Girlygirl099 Yes I know what you are saying.. You are only here once, take a chance. I wish you all the luck in the world.
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
I think luck plays more of a part than just about anything else.
I mean. Supposing nobody was interested in what Gates and Jobs and Berners-Lee were up to ?
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FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M
There's no one magic key it's a combination of blessings so to speak.
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@FloorGenAdm Definitely agree!
I think it's definitely a mix of skill and luck. You have to have the skill to be noticed..and you also have to be smart enough to recognize a lucky break when you see one.
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@MrBlueGuy good answer!!
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
Yep. Hack the treasury department. Be rich and let the world burn while you're succeeding.
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@FreestyleArt heading up to the treasurer's office...👀
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
@Girlygirl099 yep. Like I said let the world burn since society is losing money. Businesses are closing. Industrious will stop working which means we will lose Gas. Oil and things will be crap in super markets
Girlygirl099 · 26-30, F
@FreestyleArt I know - I can't picture this world in 50 years. I don't know if I want to be around to see what happens
samanthasmokes · 36-40, F
@Girlygirl099
Yes, sometimes you need luck and the kindness of others.
Check out my story, "Semper Fi" about the early days of starting a business.
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
I always thought if ya had luck you didn't have to be good😉
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
Google Calvin Coolidge on "Persistence".. That says it all.😉
Synyster · 51-55, M
This will help

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uncalled4 · 56-60, M
Luck is a factor in everything in life, from the family you're born into to your marriage, even your car.... so I say YES, it's pure luck along with determination.

 
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