badb0y Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Post your replies and share your views! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted August 4, 2013 MVC Share Posted August 4, 2013 At least in my business, treat your customer right. Bend over backwards for them. Give them some free support for little things and don't refuse to repair their computer just because they are running XP. StarkWiz 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpit Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 depends on how you want to define success, really. an elementary school teacher who loves their job/life and is loved by their staff/students is just as successful as a wall street banker who makes millions if they love their job/life as well. i find that hardwork is quintessential when it comes to success and luck plays a role in the continuous persistence, mostly because with all the work/experience you become ready to seize the opportunity when it does arise, otherwise even if you get lucky, odds are that you'd screw up thereafter. hope that made some sense, kinda past my coherent point right now. djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 You need both. You obviously need to prove your worth by working hard, but you also need the "luck" of knowing the right people to help you get ahead. Obviously having one or the other can work, but having both will work better. Growled 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotBored Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I don't think luck plays into it much, you work hard, you go out and meet the right contacts, you improve your communication skills, you improve you job knowledge. Its all part of the work and it builds your career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman2000 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 90% hardwork 10% luck hardwork puts you in the position to get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silpheed2K Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 It's not what you know, it's who you know. If you're smart and talented enough, you can make it, if you make the right connections. Other than that. Unless you're some huge breakout that doesn't need funding, it's who you know. That's my lazy version of it at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 4, 2013 Veteran Share Posted August 4, 2013 Luck obviously, hard work never got anybody anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I think a lot of people overlook the luck of being born into the right family in the right part of the world and the opportunities that brings. Hard work is important but all the hard work in the world won't help you overcome a lot of the obstacles that many people are born facing. Also, why does this only apply to men? He's Dead Jim 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 God I'm so tempted to make a sexist joke right now...... I think a lot of people overlook the luck of being born into the right family in the right part of the world and the opportunities that brings. Hard work is important but all the hard work in the world won't help you overcome a lot of the obstacles that many people are born facing. Also, why does this only apply to men? On topic, I think it's a factor of both, I work hard, and consider myself lucky to come home after word everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badb0y Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 At least in my business, treat your customer right. Bend over backwards for them. Give them some free support for little things and don't refuse to repair their computer just because they are running XP. ? doesn't relate to topic at all :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted August 4, 2013 MVC Share Posted August 4, 2013 sure it doess ? doesn't relate to topic at all :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 90% luck. You think Bill Gates would be known by anyone if he had been born in a remote African village? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted August 4, 2013 MVC Share Posted August 4, 2013 90% luck. You think Bill Gates would be known by anyone if he had been born in a remote African village? 1% luck born here gave him the 99% opportunity to work hard. If it was 90% luck then everyone who lives in the US should be wealthy. Tha Bloo Monkee 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pack34 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Networking. Knowing the right people in the right places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 5, 2013 Member Share Posted August 5, 2013 You need both. You obviously need to prove your worth by working hard, but you also need the "luck" of knowing the right people to help you get ahead. Obviously having one or the other can work, but having both will work better. I agree. I know people who have worked extremely hard but have never been what I considered successful. It seems to be really successful you need some of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's Dead Jim Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 For myself, I feel lucky when I successfully make it from one end of the day to the next without having a major crisis or breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted August 5, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted August 5, 2013 I think trying to answer between these 2 is wrong, there's more than this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Hard work. "In my experience, there's no such thing as luck." And yes, that does mean working until 11 at night then crashing into bed. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 1% luck born here gave him the 99% opportunity to work hard. If it was 90% luck then everyone who lives in the US should be wealthy. In comparison to quite a many other countries they (you) are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendaryRamzi Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Found this quote once. It's pretty accurate: Hard Work Beats Talent (but Only If Talent Doesn?t Work Hard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted August 5, 2013 Member Share Posted August 5, 2013 Myself, I'd rather be lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiantly Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 It starts with the hand you're dealt and ends with how well you play your hand. So, yeah. Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhunter Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 hard ...luck :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 There is no hard and fast answer to this question. Some people seem to live their entire lives lucky, others have to graft from the day they leave school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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