The Luck Factor: The Secret Component of Success
What is luck? For some, luck is the cornerstone where preparation meets opportunity. For some, it is that unique moment when the bird of fortune lands. Although we use it in different meanings, we cannot ignore the place of the luck factor in our lives. What turns this into a success story is how ready we are when we meet it.
There are some prerequisites to being prepared when luck knocks on the door. The first thing to do is to make an effort. In some cases, even a single bold move may be enough. But being prepared is often the product of years of hard work. Another necessary condition is tactical wisdom, which determines what we should do and when. When this quality, which is a combination of experience, knowledge and intelligence, does not exist, we often witness opportunities slip out of our hands. As in this example, where Kenyan athlete Job Kinyor led the entire race and finished last.
Champions create their own luck. This quote by Vince Lombardi emphasizes that luck is a creative process. History is full of inspiring examples of this. Often these stories speak of great effort, labor and wisdom. Here the luck factor arises as a result of the right combination of all these. If you don't make the effort, the opportunities you expect may never come your way. And if there is no wisdom, opportunities will slip out of your hands.
In these days when the Olympics started, we can take a look at one of the most interesting events in the history of sports from this perspective. While the Salt Lake City games in 2002 continue, the final excitement is experienced in the short track 1000 meter speed skating races.
Avustralyalı patenci Steven Bradbury’nin başarısı, bizlere şansın gerçekte ne olduğuna dair ilham veren bir bakış açısı sunar. Antrenörünün verdiği taktikle tüm yarışı en geriden takip eden Bradbury, son dönemece gelindiğinde öndeki dörtlünün yaptığı inanılmaz hatayı iyi değerlendirmiş ve yarışı önde bitirmeyi başarmıştır. Bu noktaya kadar elbette çalışması sayesinde gelse de, akıllı bir taktikle hareket ederek şansını kendisi yaratmıştı. Güney Yarımküre’ye kış olimpiyatlarındaki ilk altınını kazandıran Bradbury, hak ederek kazandığı madalyasıyla adını olimpiyat tarihine altın harflerle yazdırmayı başardı.
The main goal of all competitions is to bring out the best. Compete to prove that you are better than your opponents, at the end you get your prize. In order to achieve this, you highlight your strengths, force your opponents to make mistakes, and try to make good use of the mistakes made.
Bradbury offers us a great example of being in the race, staying in the game. When he encounters an opportunity, he acts as if he has been waiting for it for years, creating one of the most beautiful stories of achieving victory with perseverance.
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