I’d Rather Be Persistent Than Lucky

I could not disagree more with the statement “I’d rather be lucky than smart.” You can’t replicate true luck (not to be confused with the ‘made luck’ that comes from diligent preparation and determination…such as an overnight success that was 10 years in the making).

Being smart isn’t good enough either. Smart people are as likely to give up on objectives as often as anyone else… or perhaps they give up more often, since they expect things to more easily to them.

You can’t rely on luck. You can rely on persistence.

‘Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on‘ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.’ — Calvin Coolidge