“What we call luck is often not purely random, but rather the delayed byproduct of consistency putting yourself in a good position.”

—James Clear, Author of Atomic Habits

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Luck is a comfortable story we tell ourselves when outcomes feel out of our control.

Yet more often than not, what we label as luck is simply the visible moment of an invisible pattern.

It is the phone call returned, the extra mile walked, the habit repeated when no one is watching.

These small, consistent choices quietly position us where opportunity can finally find us.

The meeting that changes everything rarely appears out of nowhere. It arrives because you showed up prepared, again and again.

In that sense, luck is not random—it is accumulated readiness meeting timing.

EXERCISE:

Consider reading The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman. This book on the psychology of luck argues that lucky people tend to do things and behave differently in ways that increase good outcomes.