On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:54:26 +0100, Justin C
wrote:

And what about those who plan
and plan, and spend years researching, do all possible to eliminate
possible failure and yet things go catastrophically bad, as an example
take Apollo 13?

1. Some are just plain lucky (an accident waiting for a place to
happen).

2. Some do a lot of planning but don't fully understand the risks and
issues, and what should be done to mitigate them (mostly a lack of
real world experience).

3. Some, like Appollo 13, were calculated risks that went bad (no one
ever said that the early days of space travel were going to be totally
safe).

4. Some are cock sure arrogant and think it can't happen to them (see
item number 1).

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:39:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:54:26 +0100, Justin C
wrote:

And what about those who plan
and plan, and spend years researching, do all possible to eliminate
possible failure and yet things go catastrophically bad, as an example
take Apollo 13?

1. Some are just plain lucky (an accident waiting for a place to
happen).

2. Some do a lot of planning but don't fully understand the risks and
issues, and what should be done to mitigate them (mostly a lack of
real world experience).

3. Some, like Appollo 13, were calculated risks that went bad (no one
ever said that the early days of space travel were going to be totally
safe).

4. Some are cock sure arrogant and think it can't happen to them (see
item number 1).


There is no doubt in my mind that there is such a thing as "luck".
I've personally known two individuals who went from almost nothing to
millions, and much of their success was a result of starting a certain
business at exactly the right time. In both cases they has little in
the way of assets and knowledge of the business.

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Oct 20, 7:58*pm, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:39:38 -0400, Wayne.B





wrote:
On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:54:26 +0100, Justin C
wrote:

And what about those who plan
and plan, and spend years researching, do all possible to eliminate
possible failure and yet things go catastrophically bad, as an example
take Apollo 13?

1. *Some are just plain lucky (an accident waiting for a place to
happen).

2. *Some do a lot of planning but don't fully understand the risks and
issues, and what should be done to mitigate them (mostly a lack of
real world experience).

3. *Some, like Appollo 13, were calculated risks that went bad (no one
ever said that the early days of space travel were going to be totally
safe).

4. Some are cock sure arrogant and think it can't happen to them (see
item number 1).

There is no doubt in my mind that there is such a thing as "luck".
I've personally known two individuals who went from almost nothing to
millions, and much of their success was a result of starting a certain
business at exactly the right time. In both cases they has little in
the way of assets and knowledge of the business.

Cheers,

Bruce
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Unlike Wilbur and bOb the two individuals you knew were at the bat
swinging.

It's not luck, they put themselves out there. Some people hit home
runs and some strike out but at least they get out there and do it,
not paralyzed because of the fear a bolt might snap and they might
fall overboard. Not to mention that
cheap fix in the boom will fail.

Got news for Nealbur...there is no failure, there are no accidents,
and there are no mistakes. They are all learning experiences and
stepping-stones. You can either roll up your sleeves and carry on, or
you can quit.

Nealbur....you're just taking up space.

Joe






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On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:06:53 -0700 (PDT), Joe
wrote:

It's not luck, they put themselves out there. Some people hit home
runs and some strike out but at least they get out there and do it,
not paralyzed because of the fear a bolt might snap and they might
fall overboard.

It has been said that luck and success are at the intersection of
preparation, vision, initiative and opportunity.

And then there are the "bad luck" folks who go around saying things
like: "If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all".
It makes a good song but that's about it.