LUCK FACTOR 3 – CAN DO, WILL DO

Doing what is right for you and the kind of person you are (Luck Factor 1) allied to the highly sensitised state you feel from Luck Factor 2 means an increased likelihood that the third Luck Factor drops into place. Your success is likely to be dependent on the marriage of two things:

  • Your knowledge and skills – ‘can do’.
  • Your motivation to apply that knowledge – ‘will do’.

These two sub-factors can be expressed in the following model:

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Can’t do, won’t do

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