Hard Work Or Luck?
Hey people,
If some of you don’t remember me, I am herocodes; I used to write blogs on web development and VS Code tricks.
Now, I am trying to get into a new niche — life, perspective, emotions, etc.
So let’s begin!!
We all, at some point of our lives think about a person and wonder, “How are they so lucky? Do they have something special that I lack? Or is it something else?” and many other random thoughts.
Is it normal? YES, it is completely normal. But is it the right thing to keep thinking about it, take no action, and just blame your shortcomings for everything? NO. Never. We all have survived days we thought we would never survive, but we did, right? Kudos to you for that!! And yeah, I am proud of you from the bottom of my heart even if no one else is. And you know what’s the most important thing here? You have to be proud of yourself too!! Go to the mirror, look into your eyes, and say it; trust me, you will smile, laugh, and feel a lot better.
Now let’s come back to our initial point: Hard Work or Luck?
If you ask me, I would say it’s both. But it is 99% hard work and 1% luck for me. There’s a beautiful adage: “You worry about everything that might go wrong, but you rarely think about what if everything goes right.” I stick to the latter part; I try to look at the positives about almost everything. Yeah, I said almost, not always. We plan so much that we forget that the actual problems get solved by taking action. We are always trying to perfect our plan without even trying an inch of it. Does this apply to me? Yes, it certainly does. I am not the best or perfect writer on Medium; I just write from my heart, and words come out. I take action even if I feel I can’t because I do believe if I don’t try, it will never happen, but if I do, it may happen.
Here’s a small story from my side :D
I worked arduously for my clients when I was working as a freelancer. I used to work almost 16–17 hrs a day and used to sleep for 4 hrs and rest just a little bit with fun and stuff. I was about to get the biggest client of my lifetime, but somehow I missed the opportunity. I was disheartened after working so tirelessly on that one project.
Did I achieve my goal that I had in my mind? No. Additionally, after a year my body started showing symptoms due to burnout and sleep deprivation. I was about to get admitted, but fortunately I didn’t. Does that mean I am a failure? No.
I learned the following things from this journey:
1. Detach yourself from the result. Just work and don’t expect. If it is written for you, it will happen or it won’t. As simple as that.
2. Embrace the journey. I was so focused on the destination that I never took the effort to appreciate my journey, my efforts, or my loved ones.
3. Life is too big. Don’t fixate on things. Keep moving forward. God has plans for everyone. Trust the timing.
What I am trying to tell from this excerpt is that even after so much hard work we may sometimes experience setbacks. We may feel unlucky, like a loser, and every other negative feeling. But will that make anything better? No.
Better I take it as a calling, that I have to focus on my health and my loved ones and I have got better things to do. Yes, I am lucky that I realized so much in that journey. Am I still hardworking? Yes, I am.
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One thing I want to tell all of you from my heart: failure is not losing; failure is giving up on yourself. I appreciate both a tenacious person and also someone who knows when to quit because sometimes quitting at the right time helps you save your time, energy, and resources.
So what should we do?
Immense hard work
OR
Just wait for our luck to take action?
Honest answer: Both. Yes. Never be afraid to try for your goals and objectives; we never know how close we are to that breakthrough that people will call “overnight success.” Have an optimistic mentality, because what you think, you become. What you feed yourself with, the same thing comes out.
In the end, I would say
“Hey, I trust you; do it for your future self and the inner kid that never looks down on you, and you will achieve it, if not today, then tomorrow, and one day you will, I know.” No matter what happens, you are going to make it, YES YOU MY FRIEND, YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT!!!
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Thank You,
Hero
