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F Luck, It’s Time To Realize Your Full Potential
Do What — Deep Down — You Know You Can Do
“Luck” is one of those words I don’t really take seriously, and can’t help put between quotation marks.
Being Unlucky
I’m tired of hearing people say that they’re not successful because they’re not lucky.
For the most part, it’s BS.
Now, I’m not saying unlucky events don’t exist. They clearly do. A simple example is the circumstances of our birth. We don’t choose where we’re born, who our family is, what we look like, etc.
I was fortunate to be born in Canada from a good family and looking good enough.
But here’s the thing — I was born from a single mom with close to no education. By Canadian standards, we were dirt poor. With the exception of one brother, no one in my extended family even finished high school.
This morning I woke up to a face that’s full of rashes and is itchy. It wasn’t a surprise really, because about 4–5 years ago, I started having a recurring condition called Seborrheic Dermatitis. I also have tiny legs.
In high school, I was getting okay grades. I wasn’t particularly athletic and didn’t have that many friends.
