{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fffbde071-3a73-4d1e-96cc-59b458fa9b0f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Create Your Own Luck\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/ffbde071-3a73-4d1e-96cc-59b458fa9b0f\"></iframe>","title":"Create Your Own Luck","description":"\u201cLuck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.\u201d\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n-Seneca\u00a0<br />\r\n\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nWe\u2019ve all witnessed the scene of a well-meaning person walking into a convenience store to buy a lottery ticket.\u00a0 In my experience, these people are almost never wealthy. In fact, I\u2019ve heard numerous people say they\u2019re living paycheck to paycheck, yet can\u2019t miss their opportunity to buy a lottery ticket.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nHere\u2019s the issue with that: you\u2019re asking for luck without putting forth any effort. \u00a0It very rarely works like that.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nLarry Bird once noted that the harder he worked, the luckier he got.\u00a0 I think we can all attest to this notion in action.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nSuccessful people don\u2019t play the lottery.\u00a0 They work hard and get \u201clucky\u201d when their results reflect the actions they\u2019ve taken.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nYou make a few extra phone calls and you finally close the deal you\u2019ve been working on.\u00a0 You donate to a charity and realize that things start falling your way.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIt\u2019s not science: it\u2019s life karma.\u00a0 The Universe takes care of those taking care of the Universe - the harder you work, the better you are to people, the better your life will be.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nI don\u2019t give a shit about picking up a penny with its face up or walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nI create my own luck.\u00a0 And I suggest you do the same.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u00a0<br />\r\nThis post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.\u00a0 Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.\u00a0 You can get it\u00a0directly to your email here.\u00a0 You can\u00a0subscribe on iTunes here\u00a0.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}