I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826)
Your long-term success does not depend on fortunate turns of circumstance. Those that have made something of themselves – with rare heiress exception – didn’t just get handed everything they’ve got.
If you want to adjust where you’re headed, you have to be willing to slide behind the steering wheel and drive. All the energy and smarts you have in there can be channeled into cursing the impossibility of your circumstances, or into taking charge of as much as you can and embracing responsibility for your own actions.
