I am a lucky guy. I’ll be the first to admit it. Regardless of the situation I’m in, no matter how bad it seems, things tend to fall my way. My mother says:

“Michael can fall in a pile of sh!t and come out smelling like a rose”

And it’s true. However, I came across a saying today (an old co-worker of mine had it in his gmail profile) that really fits why I believe that things tend to fall my way. After some research, I believe it was said by John Wooden (a famous college basketball coach):

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of how things turn out”

I’m a big believer in that you make your own luck in life. If you set things up well, they will fall your way. This really has nothing directly to do with technology, but as more of a life principal.

When things don’t go your way, do you tend to blame yourself or look at external sources? You are the one variable you can always control. When you can control the outcome of situations by controlling yourself, you suddenly become a lucky person.

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