Whenpeoplesucceed,itisbecauseofhardwork,butluckhasalottodowithit,too.Successwithoutsomeluckisalmostimpossible.TheFrenchemperorNapoleonsaidofoneofhisgenerals,“Iknowhe’sgood.Butishelucky?”Napoleonknewthatallthehardworkandtalentintheworldcan’tmakeupforbadluck.However,hardworkcaninvitegoodluck.

　　Whenitcomestosuccess,luckcanmeanbeingintherightplacetomeetsomeone,orhavingtherightskillstogetajobdone.Itmightmeanturningdownanofferandthenhavingabetteroffercomealong.Nothingcanreplacehardwork,butworkinghardalsomeansyou’repreparingyourselfopportunity.Opportunityveryoftendependsonluck.

　　Howmanyofthegreatinventionsanddiscoveriescameaboutthroughaluckymistakeoraluckychance?OneofthebiggestluckymistakesinhistoryisColumbus’so-calleddiscoveryofAmerica.Heenrichedhissponsorsandchangedhistory,buthewasreallylookingforIndia.However,Columbus’chancediscoverywasn’tpureluck.Itwasbackedupbyyearsofstudyingandcalculating.Heworkedhardtoprovehistheorythattheworldwasround.

　　Successthatcomesfrompureluckandnohardworkcanbearealproblem.Forexample,considerateenagegirlwhobecomesamoviestar.

　　Imagineshe’sbeenpickedfromnowherebecauseofherlooks.Sheisgoingtofeelveryinsecure,becausesheknowsshedidn’tdoanythingtoearnherstardom.Ontheotherhand,thinkaboutanactresswho’sspendyearslearningandworkingathercraft.Whenshefinallyhasgoodluckandbecomesasuccess,shewillhandlestardombetter,sheknowssheearnsit.

　　Peoplewhoworkhardhelpmaketheirownluckbybeingreadyopportunityknocks.Whenitcomestosuccess.Ithinkthathardworkandlucksohandinhand.