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5I Always Got Hits Because My Shoelaces Were Tucked In

Luck: we're all guilty of relying on it. We use luck in a multitude of ways to give reasons why or why not something works out for us.

Luck:

1. The things that happen to a person because of chance: the accidental way things happen without being planned
2. Success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions (Source: dictionary.com)

Sorry to break it to you, but there is no such thing as luck defining the outcome of something we hope will happen. Yet we fall for this mentality time and time again because blaming luck for a positive or negative outcome is a much easier path. It provides built-in excuses, allowing us to shirk responsibility or to deny credit to someone to whom we might not want to give credit: an employee sealed the big account or a player got the big hit in the game because of some cosmic force that visited from the heavens. But the truth is that belief in luck does not dictate the outcome. Rather, when you have a concise plan and stick to a routine that has proven to work, you increase the odds to be successful more times than not.

Follow Planned Routines

When it comes to preparation, having a positive and strict routine can be a vital link to a successful outcome. This is why we practice, both on the playing field and in the office. You wouldn't go into a huge sales meeting with a potential client, where a PowerPoint presentation is needed to describe how your company will ...