Are You in the Right Place at the Right Time?

Are you lucky in life or do you consider yourself unlucky?

Is luck being in the right place at the right time, or is that something you create?

Here are quick stories of 3 people—and I want you to ask yourself:

Were they unlucky OR lucky? 

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

He was the man who survived not just ONE, but TWO atomic bombs.

During WW2 in Japan, he was in Hiroshima when the first A-Bomb hit—and survived.

He went to Nagasaki the next day, and soon he experienced the 2nd A-Bomb.

And he survived that one too.

He was the only person to survive both bombings, and he lived until recently, passing away at age 93.

Dorothy Fletcher 

She had a heart attack on a flight to Orlando in 2003.

When an attendant asked if any doctors were on board, 15 cardiologists stood up.

All these heart doctors were on the way to a conference on heart disease.

She survived. 

Betty Lou Oliver

In 1945, a plane flying in New York City crashed into the Empire State Building.

Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was standing in the elevator on the 80th floor of the building when the plane made impact, just a floor below.

Oliver suffered severe burns and rescue crews put her back into the elevator to get her to the hospital as quick as possible, but the cables were so badly damaged they snapped, and sent Betty Lou falling 75 floors.

She defied the odds and survived a second time that day.

She still holds a Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall.

Some people would call these people unlucky. 

• Being in the wrong city twice.
• Having a heart attack on an airplane of all places.
• Being in a building that gets hit by a plane.

But others would call them lucky, right?

It depends on how you want to look at it.

It's about the mindset you take in life.

Are you lucky or unlucky?

I can tell a lot about a person depending upon how they answer that question.

Right now, February 2019, you are where you are for a reason.

You can look at your life and think how unlucky you are—or you can look at your life and marvel how lucky you are.

Because we all deal with both unlucky and lucky things in life. What matters is how you view your experiences and move forward.

What I do know is this:

Only YOU can increase your own luck. Here’s how:

#1 Practice to Get the Things You Want.

 “The better you get at basketball, the more you’ll score.”

Do you train daily on what you want to get better at? If you want to improve and expand in any area of life, you must train in that area. Professional sports teams practice. Why? Practice helps you stay sharp and improve your skills!

#2 Have Persistence to Get the Things You Want

“If you do not ask women out on dates often, the fewer chances you’ll have to date.”

Persist until you are successful! This quality is necessary to make any dream a reality. If you want to increase your chances of getting lucky, you have to keep putting yourself out there until you become lucky.

#3 Get Proximity to the Things You Want.

“You cannot catch a fish without being near the water.”

Get your mind focused on opportunity! Lucky people see all situations as opportunities and try to get near those opportunities.

The bottom line is, you can’t get very far in life relying on luck. You need to rely on yourself to create your own opportunities and to create your own success—then will you be lucky!

Be great,

GC

Grant Cardone is a New York Times bestselling author, the #1 sales trainer in the world, and an internationally renowned speaker on leadership, real estate investing, entrepreneurship, social media, and finance. His 5 privately held companies have annual revenues exceeding $100 million. Forbes named Mr. Cardone #1 of the "25 Marketing Influencers to Watch in 2017". Grant’s straight-shooting viewpoints on the economy, the middle class, and business have made him a valuable resource for media seeking commentary and insights on real topics that matter. He regularly appears on Fox News, Fox Business, and MSNBC, and writes for Forbes, Success Magazine, Business Insider, CNBC, and Entrepreneur. He urges his followers and clients to make success their duty, responsibility, and obligation. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife and two daughters.