tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post2000494181037356535..comments2024-02-25T07:30:31.454-06:00Comments on SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: 66 Tips To Better Networking - #56 -Manufacture Your Luckthomsingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230569732505245876noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-4818496332745934742008-02-14T22:54:00.000-06:002008-02-14T22:54:00.000-06:00WOW - a trip to Brazil! Who did you take? I bet th...WOW - a trip to Brazil! Who did you take? I bet that person is a life long friend now.David Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808977197541828551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-22937649634334000702008-02-14T08:50:00.000-06:002008-02-14T08:50:00.000-06:00Nice post! I totally agree. One of my early advi...Nice post! I totally agree. One of my early advisors for my first company called it Manufactured Luck too. I think he was employee #40 at Dell. A story I like to share on this has to do with a $5 bill.<BR/><BR/>One person is walking down the street and is thinking about other things or looking a certain way and doesn't see a $5 bill on the ground. Another person comes right behind him and she is looking around and sees the $5 bill and picks it up. People call her lucky but it was the way she observed her environment that made her see the bill where someone else didn't. He considers himself unlucky which he dwells on and continues to miss the $5 bill opportunities.<BR/><BR/>I've also heard it said that Luck is when Good Preparation meets Opportunity.Arunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265779454144058814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-22017441150678492272008-02-13T10:15:00.000-06:002008-02-13T10:15:00.000-06:00Great post. I often forget that luck does not hap...Great post. I often forget that luck does not happen by luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11195787.post-79050688676853202272008-02-13T09:21:00.000-06:002008-02-13T09:21:00.000-06:00Thom,Great post...I couldn't agree more! A good fr...Thom,<BR/><BR/>Great post...I couldn't agree more! A good friend of mine here in Des Moines, IA created an event that he hosts a couple of times a year called The Big Dream Gathering (www.bigdreamgathering.com). Basically, you write your dreams on a big sheet of paper, then what you already have (skills, things, etc) to make your dream come true, and finally what you need. The rest of the night everyone else in the room (I've seen as many as 400 people at one gathering) walk around and write down suggestions and words of encouragement to help everyone get a step closer to realizing their dream. <BR/><BR/>He will also sometimes video people's dreams and post them on YouTube. Pretty cool!<BR/><BR/>You meet amazing like minded people (Expand your network), Let people know what you want, and you take chances often times just by putting it out there!<BR/><BR/>Thought you might find the comparison interesting. <BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/><BR/>CoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com