LUCK.

whatshesaid2020
Mar 18, 2022
2 min read

LUCK. I'm not a believer in luck. There I said it!

While I celebrate my Irish heritage, I'm not a big proponent of luck per se. It's an oxymoron that we celebrate the Feast of Saint Patrick, a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, and then leave everything to chance. St. Patrick's Day itself is the celebration of the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. A man of God who dedicated his young life to the church.

Luck is defined as success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's actions. Symbolized by a four-leaf clover, luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events.

The conflict for me as a woman of faith is leaving anything to an unknown entity, such as chance when I know prayer to a loving, fair, and all-knowing God provides answers. It's faith, not luck that I believe in. Psalm 37:23-24: “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”

What I want to focus on is the statement above, "Luck is defined as success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's actions." We all have things that happen to us and can call it lucky or unlucky, however, many times our actions dictate our results.

In an article called The Myth Behind Luck and Leadership, MAP Consulting states, "Some of us have 'luck' on our mind. You may be a big believer in luck—perhaps you feel it’s played a role in your life. But know this: It’s never a best practice to count on it to run a business or achieve leadership and organization goals. In fact, it’s sort of like just hoping things will get better or that you’ll magically hit your goals. Yet as MAP consultants commonly tell their clients, 'Hope is not a strategy.' If you make hope a habit, thinking maybe you’ll get lucky, you could end up helpless or otherwise disadvantaged in the end.

MAP Consulting goes on to post three strategies that will replace luck. I encourage you to read the whole short article at: https://www.mapconsulting.com/the-myth-behind-luck-and-leadership/

1) Create your plan.

2) Establish triggers for possible corrective action.

3) Take action!

So as you look to your leadership style, don't let luck dictate your actions.

Take control.

Be intentional.

Celebrate your successes.

Learn from your failures.

Rinse. Repeat.

What She Said ~ Beverly

#luck

#faith