Success is Born From Luck and Action

If you are a manager, a lead engineer, or anyone growing into more responsibility, this throwback episode is built for you. We keep hearing the same question, now louder than ever: "Why can't this go faster?" AI and agentic coding have made the literal coding step dramatically ch ... Show More

The skills problem isn't going anywhere — it's just wearing new clothes. In this episode, I unpack how the lessons we learned decades ago (limiting work in progress, the theory of constraints, test-driven development) are coming roaring back as the fundamentals that will carry yo ... Show More

The skills that survive every industry shakeup aren't the ones you can Google — they're softer, harder to name, and far more durable. In this episode, Jonathan explores principle-oriented thinking: the practice of stripping away the labels we attach to tools, roles, and even ours ... Show More

Most successful people will tell you that hard work and talent can get you where you want to go. Fewer of them will admit that luck is at least as important. Some of us are born into luckier circumstances than others; but we can all do more to make our own luck, and be ready to c ... Show More

Explore the Dalai Lama's surprising quote: "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." Discover how to find opportunity in unexpected outcomes. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.co ... Show More

<p>Most founders hope to get lucky. But luck isn't random - it can (and has to be) engineered. Today we'll break down exactly what luck is and how you can reverse engineer it. We'll help you identify Luck Gatekeepers and build your Luck Budget. You'll never think about entreprene ... Show More

<p>Build your character in a way so luck becomes deterministic. </p> <p>• Build your character so luck becomes your destiny 0:00</p> <p>• Build your character so opportunity finds you 1:12</p> <p>• You have to be a little eccentric to be out on the frontier by yourself 2:39 </p> ... Show More

Faith without works is dead. Luck is where preparation bumps into opportunity. Get out of your own way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Faith without works is dead. Luck is where preparation bumps into opportunity. Get out of your own way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Faith without works is dead. Luck is where preparation bumps into opportunity. Get out of your own way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Faith without works is dead. Luck is where preparation bumps into opportunity. Get out of your own way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

You’ve probably heard the saying that luck is when opportunity meets preparation. We think it’s more like 90% hard work and timing with 10% magic sprinkled in. Today, we’re sharing about the ways that we’ve created our own luck. We talk about how we’ve transformed our mindset to ... Show More

<p>This week's episode is a wake-up call that many of you need to hear. There's this belief that if we just choose the right niche, the perfect image for our ads, or get featured on the right podcast or magazine, we'll finally have our big break. Some of you are sitting around wa ... Show More