It’s been a long time since my last ping! I hope you enjoy this one.
Thank you Diana for sending it to me.
Luck is about being prepared and recognizing an opportunity.
I haven’t seen the video, but I gotta throw this in. It is not “luck vs hard work”. It is good decisions vs poor choices.
The guy that chooses, on a regular basis, to get stoned and party with his friends rather than do his homework will get poorer grades and do more poorly at pretty much everything.
And a single big mac won’t make you fat.
It is about the DAILY choices you make.
Both, but mostly hard work.
isn’t it amazing that the people who complainthat success is not based on hard work, are the same people who are doing absolutely nothing.
Is Dave Ramsey the “better than I deserve” guy? I borrowed it and use it frequently.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
yes
Neither. Success is having a big ass, big boobs and and CLEAVAGE!!!
A sex tape can be substituted for one of the above.
Yes. Hard work provides many more opportunities for ‘luck’.
Great video to refute the left’s anger against success!
What is the old saying “the harder I practice the luckier I get”.
I will watch it—hope its not too long.
I don’t hate Ramsey and hearing that Gerry Rafferty theme music always reminds me of living in Missoula in the 70s. That being said, I am mad at him over a couple of things.
One is instructing landlords not to allow pets in rentals.
The other is what I consider the poor way he handled a call from a daughter in law working in a family restaurant business. Some people will probably remember this one. She was calling because she was concerned that her in-laws business was breaking some labor laws and was afraid that they’d get in trouble. She wasn’t necessarily in favor of the laws, that wasn’t the point. She was just being practical. No good deed goes unpunished, though. It turned out, breaks were the issue. They weren’t allowed as many or as frequent breaks as required by law. But everybody was happy and they were well paid and liked working there. So far. Ramsey thought she should shut up and stop rocking the boat. I detected a distinct shoot-the -messenger mentality. He suggested, in a cold tone, that maybe shed be happier seeking employment elsewhere. Even more surprisingly he said he’d never heard of laws governing breaks! Maybe Tennessee doesn’t have them, but a lot of states do and here’s this guy giving seminars on starting businesses and he’s ignorant on the fundamentals of labor law. Of course these laws get broken a lot, often voluntarily by employees in things like the restaurant or medical businesses, but bosses at least know about them. Again, the point is not whether you like the law, but not being ignorant. All it would take us one unhappy employee (maybe a plant)at her inlaws establishment and they’re in heap big trouble. Lawyers would be happy, though. This girl wasn’t trying to be a troublemaker, she was trying to be helpful.
Also Ramsey has the book Who Moved My Cheese? on his reading list. But that’s a rant for a different day.
Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.