The way to “master the luck”

The way to “master the luck”

By Darrell Velegol, PhD

2024 Aug 16

My friend Dr. Jack Matson has been very “lucky” in life. He has had a very successful career, started thriving businesses, enjoys a large number of caring friends, and is married to his amazing wife Elizabeth. We had a discussion once in which he was telling me how lucky he is with examples like these, and I said, “It sounds like somehow you’ve been able to ‘master the luck’! What’s your secret?” He responded with this golden nugget:

“Wherever I am, I EXPECT something great to happen, and I WATCH for it. I don’t know what it’s going to be, but when it shows itself, I SEE it, and SEIZE the moment.” -- Jack Matson

The CAPS are mine. What amazing advice! It acknowledges the role of luck in life, and a skill (watching and seizing) that shows how to use evolutionary principles in our own lives. Go master the luck today!