Comments on: Luck – Does it Really Exist? http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/luck-does-it-really-exist/ Our Journey to a Debt-Free Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:05:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tricia http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/luck-does-it-really-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Tricia Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:20:50 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/luck-does-it-really-exist/#comment-602 After I hit "publish" I thought about gambling. Yeah, I guess that sort of falls under luck but then again you are sort of in the right place at the right time. I'm not sure I'd want to encourage opportunity here because that means "If you don't play you can't win" and really the odds are soooo against a player. Thanks for commenting! After I hit “publish” I thought about gambling. Yeah, I guess that sort of falls under luck but then again you are sort of in the right place at the right time. I’m not sure I’d want to encourage opportunity here because that means “If you don’t play you can’t win” and really the odds are soooo against a player.

Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: traineeinvestor http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/luck-does-it-really-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-599 traineeinvestor Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:25:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/luck-does-it-really-exist/#comment-599 "Luck" has two distinct meanings. The first has to do with seemingly random events such as the roll of a dice or the drawing of a winning lottery ticket. In this sense there is such as thing as luck. Random walk theory suggests that randomness plays a significant part in the determination of returns on investments in individual stocks. The second meaning is to do with good things happening such as good fortune. In this area I agree with you, life has a lot less to do with random chance than does other factors such as attitude or effort. Look at it this way, if we do not believe in ourselves and try and make things happen, they almost certainly won't. A little belief and some effort will give us the opportunity and willingness to take advantage of what life has to offer. “Luck” has two distinct meanings. The first has to do with seemingly random events such as the roll of a dice or the drawing of a winning lottery ticket. In this sense there is such as thing as luck. Random walk theory suggests that randomness plays a significant part in the determination of returns on investments in individual stocks.

The second meaning is to do with good things happening such as good fortune. In this area I agree with you, life has a lot less to do with random chance than does other factors such as attitude or effort. Look at it this way, if we do not believe in ourselves and try and make things happen, they almost certainly won’t. A little belief and some effort will give us the opportunity and willingness to take advantage of what life has to offer.

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