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Dear Mr. Lloyd,
Congratulations on your book Is
There A Job Waiting for You? I was enough to get a copy in National
Bookstore. It has really inspired me. I’m already working as a
call center agent but after reading your book I clearly saw that
this isn’t what I really want.
You must be very lucky in what
you are and have now and I want to ask how luck is created. Thank
you and more power!
[Name withheld]
Dear buddy,
Thank you for the compliments. It
inspires me as well when I hear people telling me such a
heartwarming accolade. Though I don’t really store those words in
my mind, trust me that I will always have them in my heart.
How luck is created is no new
concept. Luck, as what many of us await, isn’t something that is
made overnight. It is something that we work on over time. How much
time? It depends on which aspect in your life you want to be lucky
or on how much luck you want to have.
To create luck is lock yourself
to personal development—committing to everything it takes to take
luck when you already have it. If you knew how to handle it, chances
are it will be so easy to attract it.
Luck isn’t something that you
chase after. It is something that you attract by the person you
become. That’s why I always highlight in my executive and
entrepreneurship coaching that importance of self-development. If
you develop yourself to the maximum, then you can’t get below the
minimum chance to succeed.
Many times I wonder how great
people really became so great that their names appeared in so many
testimonials—testimonials written on books and broadcasted over
cassette tapes or CDs. When I started to find the reasons, I was
surprised by a lot of discoveries I made.
Successful people knew that the
more they prepare, the more they get lucky.
I always believe that there is
always more than one way to do things as there are as many ways to
see one object—both depend on how we do or see it. If being a call
center agent isn’t for you—and you knew that so well—then you
need to ask yourself this: Why in the first place am I here?
I can guess your answer like
“because I have no other choice.” Well, I don’t think you have
no other choice. For me you simply don’t have a good plan that’s
why it appeared that you didn’t have any other choice.
Here’s the key: If you don’t
have any plan, chance are you would be part of someone else’s
plan. Guess what he reserves for you—only a little.
Give yourself a good game plan
and execute it. Make a timeline for whatever goals you may have.
Write them. Suffer the pains of discipline for you to get it.
Discipline yourself—just a very small discipline of getting up
early in the morning, not smoking, spending wisely, reading books
rather than watching movies to name a few.
Luck is created by ideas invested
in faith and labor. Wrap those ideas and organize them, have faith
that your idea of success will turn to your favor and please do the
labor. Trust me, God will simply be there to bless you.
To your life best designed,
LLOYD LUNA
[Lloyd Luna, the author of Is
There a Job Waiting for You? is a career philosopher, a website
engineer and a motivational speaker. He is the president and CEO of
LLOYDLUNA Communications. Do email at mail(at)lloydluna.com and
visit www.lloydluna.com. To
send message type LUNA <your message> send to 2299.]
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