What do Thomas Edison , Benjamin Franklin , Albert Einstein , Walt Disney and Richard Branson all have in common ? They didn ’ t finish high school . So how did they accomplish so much ? They learned and practiced skills they wanted to be better at . Walt Disney dropped out of high school and ended up working for the Red Cross in France during the war . Reportedly his ambulance was covered from top to bottom with cartoons that eventually became his film characters .
It ’ s great if you take time to learn by reading books and by seeking out mentors , but if you don ’ t implement and take actions from the ideas that inspire you , then nothing will change . As Tony Robbins says , “ Once you have absolute clarity about the exact result you want and why you must achieve it , the next step is to take massive action to get yourself there .” Take swift and committed action when you feel inspired to find your luck .
4 . Be Prepared for Opportunity
If the opportunity you ’ ve been dreaming of landed in your lap tomorrow , would you be ready ? If you are seeking a new type of client , a new venture , a new job , a meeting with a specific person , are you ready to hit the ground running ? Jim Rohn said that his father liked to say , “ When it ’ s raining outside , it ’ s too late to fix the roof ; when it ’ s sunny , the roof doesn ’ t need fixing .” Which means don ’ t wait for the opportunity to come along to get ready for it .
5 . Know When to Sprint
Knowing when to sprint is a skill . As a business owner , you have a million things you could be working on and a million other things that could distract you . Those who find the most success in their business know that when you land a great opportunity you sprint like hell to deliver your best effort on that opportunity . You stay up all night , you learn a new skill , you accomplish something you didn ’ t know you could even do , you go for it . You don ’ t clock out at 5 pm and hope for the best tomorrow . You go all in .
Of course you can ’ t sprint all the time . Some do , and they burn out or crash . You have to work hard and smart to succeed in any business , but to get truly lucky in business you have to know when to sprint .
Few things are worse in business than watching an opportunity slip by when you can ’ t jump on it because you are not quite ready to pull the trigger . Put the work in now , to be ready . Opportunities will come your way — we all can get lucky , but only a few who are prepared can seize the opportunity .
Become Lucky . Start Today .
You ’ re reading this article ; that ’ s a start . Now stop , and go get lucky .
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