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All of my job opportunities have come about because I just happened to be in the right place, working with the right people at the right time.

Luck is an enormous part of success, despite how much people would like to think it's all hard work and determination.

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Yes, but it's about 'making' luck or, more accurately, taking advantage of luck when it does come. If you don't get out there then you can't be in the right place at the right time!

Yeah, exactly. That´s what I meant. If you don´t put yourself out there, stumbling across a great opportunity becomes rather unlikely. What I always ask myself is, if that phenomenon should really be called luck. I mean, if you´re at an event already that a lot of interesting people attend, then it´s very likely you´re gonna get to know someone "interesting". Like you´re already better than "the ones on the couch". Because I guess luck is something you don´t really get to have an influence on. Do you understand what I mean?

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