As our lives evolve, as our experiences accumulate, the way we look at life changes.

That's part of getting older and seeing the world.

So long as you allow your ideas and perceptions to be malleable, as long

as you're looking to grow, you most definitely will.

And for me, one area that is truly transformed is my relationship with luck.

What it means, how it's relevant, and most importantly, what do I do about it?

I created a little book of anecdotes last year, and one section was called the Luck

manufacturer. And it says commitment, her hammer, resiliency, her nail, she manufactured luck every single day.

Before most awoke and long after they were asleep,

she tirelessly sketched and built and created until at last she was done.

Taking a step back, she stared in awe of the luck she constructed and knew it would change her life.

And the takeaway of this passage is luck is made, not given.

And as I was making my way through these little chapters in the book again, I stopped and thought,

well, wait, you know, it's an important idea when I believe in. It's not wrong, but also

it's kind of half the story. There's a lot missing there. What I had done was essentially paint something black and white

when there's a ton of gray area. No sane person completely discounts the role of luck in our lives.

It plays a role, a very significant role. The question, again, is why does this matter? Well, because maybe we don't make luck like a carpenter in his shop, but catch it like a fisherman at sea.

Because standing on the deck of the boat, he can't control the fish that swim into the net, but he most certainly is

responsible for finding a location with good odds, for being consistent in his attempts,

for mastering the craft and improving the skills. You can't control external factors, the weather, the storms, the tide, the location

of the fish on that particular day, but you can control you, and that is your power.

And I think the progress I've made is understanding the danger with looking at luck is something that is entirely self-made

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