Fed on fairytales, with all life’s occassionally brutal and unfair edges polished off, can lead to rampant rages against whoever happens to be in charge of the Universal Luck Lotto.
“BUT IT’S JUST NOT FAIR!!” We howl in impotent fury >> How come the rich get richer, good people suffer, innocent children starve while warlords live a fat lifestyle? Why do good things happen to bad people? (yes, I meant it that way around). In your industry, is it the most talented/ big-hearted/ best-educated/ super-smart/ ethical people who take all the prizes? Yes? In a perfect world maybe! But in the real world, riches and recognition seem to amass around the AUDACIOUS It’s not as though we haven’t been warned that this is the way “luck” is dished out :: The parable of the talents was one that utterly confounded me at school and seemed to be completely unfair (mind you I went to a convent-school run by the Sisters of Mercy, so I have been steeped in many years of peculiar thought, but that’s a story for another day). Steve Pavlina has a kicker blog.post about this that I recommend you tootle over & visit.
Every one of us has more than one story that illustrates that life rewards those are already lucky. So why carry on fighting the system??
Being audacious and hustling vapourware has never been something I could settle into my operating system with ease. But being unafraid to ask for what you want is just as potent // The principle of ballsiness can be applied with a clear conscience & clean hands // The terror of asking for a favour, or for help can often cause paralysis until the opportunity gap has passed.
A psychology experiment locked itself into my memory from the deepest haze of first year university. It involved the behavioural genius Stanley Milgram telling his students to go out and ASK for seats on the New York Subway! (1975), a quest that stressed many of them to the point of nausea and immobility.. the results may startle and perhaps inspire you - 68% of those asked to, duly gave up their seats! (The experiment was repeated this year to a result of 87% giving up their seats).
Be brave - what’s the worst that could happen if you just ASK? My mate Lior specializes in helping Olympic athletes reach way beyond their current beliefs to winning gold, by developing CHUTZPAH or in his words - for those not born with the DNA - to unleash their inner Jew! I am LEARNING 8-) We have entered the Connection Economy: our interconnectedness on a global scale has never been more evident.. and the barriers to speaking to those greatest among us has never been easier.
If you have a great idea, share it, speak up, start to ASK.. who knows how lucky you could get if you do?!
So the essence is :: I thoroughly recommend taking delight the dizzying thrill of the bravado we had as children before we weren’t held down by suffocating “shoulds” and polite political correctness that keep us from playing in this wildly abundant world that is our birthright
Hi Max.
Love the new site. Keep the articles coming.
Am reminded of the RichestManInBabylon,.. made the statement that you ‘make your own luck’,.. but to ask for anything,..!! not an easy thing. Sigh,..
hmm,.. sat in my office for a year, looking for inspirational people, couldnt find any, sat on a beach last week, found a dozen,..
- Happy Monday Y’all - ;-)
Aha, someone else who knows who Stanley Milgram is :-)
I think you’ve nailed it though, it’s all about the connection - which is up to you to make!