Today is St. Patrick's Day.
Irish and "wannabe-Irish" will celebrate, Chicago officials will dye their river green (see picture in above link) and many will find this a great excuse to down a drink or two.
You might also hear people talk about the "Luck of the Irish."
I saw a great blog post by Brian Matt of Altitude today, which catalyzed this blog post of my own:
http://altimeter-blog.altitudeinc.com/bid/35487/Do-you-feel-lucky-Happy-St-Patrick-s-Day
Brian points-out that "luck is the opportunity to seize something before you which results in something positive."
A basic requirement for luck then, is the ability to be open to alternative points of view, to be thinking about possibilities, to "keeping your eyes open." And (as Brian points-out) to also be willing to take calculated risks.
Sounds pretty common-sense to me -- and you don't need to be Irish to practice these habits either.
May the "Luck of the Irish" be with you today and every day of the year.
Irish and "wannabe-Irish" will celebrate, Chicago officials will dye their river green (see picture in above link) and many will find this a great excuse to down a drink or two.
You might also hear people talk about the "Luck of the Irish."
I saw a great blog post by Brian Matt of Altitude today, which catalyzed this blog post of my own:
http://altimeter-blog.altitudeinc.com/bid/35487/Do-you-feel-lucky-Happy-St-Patrick-s-Day
Brian points-out that "luck is the opportunity to seize something before you which results in something positive."
A basic requirement for luck then, is the ability to be open to alternative points of view, to be thinking about possibilities, to "keeping your eyes open." And (as Brian points-out) to also be willing to take calculated risks.
Sounds pretty common-sense to me -- and you don't need to be Irish to practice these habits either.
May the "Luck of the Irish" be with you today and every day of the year.
Hello, John! As you may know, there was an ancient statue of Opportunity, presented as a winged lady who stood on her toes. She only had hair in the front of her head, and was bald on the back. All this meant that she was only passing very briefly through mens' lives, and they could only grab it in the nick of time--and then she was gone.
ReplyDeletelove it Antoni! (and no, I was not aware of this)
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