Poll: How much of your current success would you attribute to luck? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your current success would you attribute to luck?".
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The harder you work, the luckier you get! I do not subscribe to the idea that the good things in life are attributed to "luck". This being said, there have been a few times in my life where I was in the right place at the right time.
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And 'luck' is a mystical factor 
| | | | Kay Denney 
France
Local time: 17:40
French to English
Well I was born in the UK so my native language is the one most people need to translation into or out of.
My parents didn't bludgeon my brain but nurtured me properly.
I've been in the right place at the right time on occasion.
All the rest has been down to my hard work, perserverance, patience, guts, knuckling down, concentrating and perfectionism.
I could have said I'm lucky to have a linguist's brain. But then had I had a scientific brain I could have appli... See more Well I was born in the UK so my native language is the one most people need to translation into or out of.
My parents didn't bludgeon my brain but nurtured me properly.
I've been in the right place at the right time on occasion.
All the rest has been down to my hard work, perserverance, patience, guts, knuckling down, concentrating and perfectionism.
I could have said I'm lucky to have a linguist's brain. But then had I had a scientific brain I could have applied the same talents to earning heaps more money. ▲ Collapse
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Dan Lucas
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:40
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
| Let's define luck | Oct 7, 2019 |
ProZ.com Staff wrote:
This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How much of your current success would you attribute to luck?".
Luck: where opportunity meets preparation.
You may not be able to completely control the timing of opportunity, but you can of course take steps to generate more opportunities, or to create an environment more conducive to opportunity.
If on the other hand you are not prepared for opportunities when they come, if you have not got your marketing spiel in place, the skills to back up the spiel, and the discipline to execute it all, then you'll never be "lucky".
Regards,
Dan
| | | | Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 08:40
Spanish to English
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I was lucky to land a translation job in an international organization with very supportive senior staff who trained me on the job. From there I was able to move easily to another organization. Both institutions have provided me with a steady stream of work since my retirement. My tours in those organizations also led to many other contacts in the field.
The rest was hard work. A lot of it!
[Edited at 2019-10-08 08:33 GMT]
| | | | Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 13:40
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| I was gonna say Zero, but | Oct 8, 2019 |
In 2008, I was unemployed, and SNC-Lavalin needed a translator with experience in management. They had a hard time finding one, and my CV only said Admin Manager, and only mentioned I was also a translator. They found me, called me and hired me, with a salary compatible with that of a manager. It was really a lucky move, not only for the job, but for the opportunity of working in the engineering world, which I hadn't until then. I worked for six years in two international engineering companies, ... See more In 2008, I was unemployed, and SNC-Lavalin needed a translator with experience in management. They had a hard time finding one, and my CV only said Admin Manager, and only mentioned I was also a translator. They found me, called me and hired me, with a salary compatible with that of a manager. It was really a lucky move, not only for the job, but for the opportunity of working in the engineering world, which I hadn't until then. I worked for six years in two international engineering companies, and that was a blessing in my career. Over 80% of my jobs are related to engineering or contracts nowadays. ▲ Collapse
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