Luck, the great unspoken secret in the world of work

In the great circus of professional life, there are those who persist in believing that success comes only with the sweat of the brow, sleepless nights and a pile of certified online courses.

And then there are them: the lucky ones, those who stumble upon a stroke of luck as if it were a bad sidewalk.

One day they are calmly sipping a coffee at the bar and the next day they find themselves CEO of a successful startup, without even having understood exactly what the startup does!

Let's face it: luck is the great unspoken secret of the world of work.

It is that magical algorithm that rains down contracts while you are still trying to figure out where the printer is jammed.

It is the chance meeting with the "cousin of the boss's friend" who, by chance, is looking for someone with exactly your profile, even if you weren't even sure you had a profile.

The funny thing is that no one wants to admit it!

Everyone talks about their epic career climbs as if they were straight out of a leadership manual: “I’ve always believed in my values, I’ve worked hard and… voilà!” Too bad one small detail is omitted: having ended up, by pure chance, at the right dinner, at the right table, with the person who had the pen in hand to sign the contract!

But be careful: luck is a capricious diva.

It loves to appear unexpectedly, preferably when you’re badly dressed, unprepared and with coffee spilled on your shirt.

And above all, it enjoys rewarding you only if, in that precise moment, you manage to improvise a credible smile and throw out a couple of buzzwords like resilience, digital mindset and horizontal leadership.

The great thing is that there’s even a “premium” version of luck: the one that comes in the form of a disaster.

Yes, you read that right.

Do they fire you on the spot?

Luck in disguise!

You lose your most important client? Opportunity in disguise!

It's the classic moment when your professional life collapses like a house of cards, and everyone around you - with the enthusiasm of those who have no intention of helping you - tells you: "You'll see that it was fate, one door closes and a door opens!" Too bad no one specifies that the door is often that of the emotional emergency room!

In the end, the real art is not just working hard, but developing that strong talent in pretending that everything is the result of strategy and long-term vision, while in reality you were just waiting for the tram and a car passed you with the CEO of your future employer on board.

In conclusion, let's stop taking ourselves too seriously.

Always study, work hard, continue to believe but remember that sometimes you just need to be in the right place at the right time... or at least have the nerve to try.

And when luck finally knocks on the door, remember: pretend that it was planned for a long time!

It's one of the real secrets of success!

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