If you ask me if
there is such a thing as a lucky entrepreneur, I would without hesitation
declare that many entrepreneurs are lucky.
That is because I define luck as preparedness meeting opportunity. Or as Oprah would say “I feel that luck is preparation
meeting opportunity”. Most of the population operates under the illusion that
luck happens to some people while it eludes almost everyone else.
The smart
entrepreneur understands that an open eye and an open mind are key to
finding the success that others are unable to grasp and command. The open eye is required to see when an
opportunity is before them.
“An open mind is necessary to be able to see
opportunities where most other people see problems or obstacles”
An open mind is
also the ability to place your ego and pride aside and have a very open mind to
other ideas that people bring to the table.
Our brains
become magnetized with the dominating thoughts which we hold in our minds,
these magnets attract to us the forces the people the circumstances of life
which harmonized with the nature of our dominating thoughts. If your dominating
thoughts are those of success and opportunity, your life will attract those
very things to you. For those entrepreneurs who are open and receptive, luck and
opportunity will be ahead of them.
“As an entrepreneur you always have to maintain a spirit of open-mindedness”
I’ve tried to
live my life as an explorer, discovering and taking advantage of opportunities others
may not have because of the fear of being wrong, I’ve come to realize that
there is nothing wrong about being wrong. Eloise Ristad said
“When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the
same time give ourselves permission to excess”
As an entrepreneur
there is one thing for certain, you will be wrong many, many times but “luck”
shines upon those who take a risk, fail, get up and persist again.
