In a world of careers advice that emphasises having a plan, setting goals and controlling your future, it is worth reflecting on the role luck plays.
It has frequently been remarked that Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive, but this week, the emphasis in the sentiment moved emphatically to the word “alive”. He literally almost dodged a bullet, save for a bit of ear.
Your name could be the decider. A Middle Eastern name or a double-barrelled name knocks 2.3 percentage points off your vote. If it is hot on polling day , the sitting government is seven per cent more likely to be re-elected. Sometimes the lucky break presents as a career epiphany, or a sudden insight that you really should be doing something else.
Importantly, it is worth working on ways to improve one’s luck. If being in the right place at the right time is such a common cause of good luck, maybe it is worth thinking about how you can increase your chances of being in the right place, and trying to guess when will be the right time.
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