"Almost anyone who’s successful has to start by saying they were LUCKY’"

It was a relaxing Saturday, I was reading up on news and related financial news to wind up the day when I chanced upon this article from CNBC titled Google billionaire Eric Schmidt, "almost anyone who’s successful has to start by saying they were lucky" (https://cnb.cx/3mqyTyx) that I got the inspiration to write from.

In the article, it was shared by many ultra successful people that being lucky is a strong and important component in being successful.

Quoting from the article, "Grit. Hard work. Intelligence. These are some of the ingredients of success.

But there’s another that can’t be left off the list, according to Google billionaire Mr. Eric Schmidt: luck."

Why the emphasis on the luck you would say, isn't hard work alone makes wonder? To this, I would like to again quote another ultra successful man, Mr Mark Zuckerberg, to bring forth reality to you.

"We all know we don’t succeed just by having a good idea or working hard. We succeed by being lucky too," Zuckerberg said.

Luck in general, I believed most will agree that it will be at the right place at the right time meeting the right people. This in combination with grit and hard work will spur you forward in your career and life; whichever you are currently pursuing in your life now.

Imagine today you are working very hard on a project but the credit was instead not given to you because there is no benefactors who will support you. For example, a supportive superior to push you forward for that promotion you rightfully deserved. You could be stuck in this rut for years ?

We all know that someone close to us who has worked very hard but did not get the promotion he or she deserved but someone else gotten the promotion instead because he/she knew the right person who supported his/her hard work.

For myself, experiencing the powerful fengshui effects of Lotus on Water especially my PRAS is done, it further cemented in my mind, you can work as hard as you can but you do need that accelerator -- the benefactor, removal of the malefactor, wealth luck or simply at the right place at the right time to capture the opportunities.

The article from CNBC further cemented this point forward and also a timely reminder to all.

-- Jack