The reality of Luck | Bruce Walker | TEDxEdinburghNapierUniversity

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How lucky are you? Do you believe in Luck? Bruce Walker shares his experience as a young entrepreneur and the significance of Luck in everyday life.

Bruce Walker is the twenty year old founder of the Edinburgh based youth movement We Are The Future. Bruce created We Are The Future as a Social Enterprise when at school to encourage young people to consider starting their own business as an alternate to a traditional career.
From this original idea WATF has grown into a global organisation, who through partnerships have put on conferences across Europe, US and UAE, to Inspire and support entrepreneurs.
Bruce has completely flipped the traditional business support model, by creating an organisation run by young people, primarily volunteers, who are responsible for all aspects of event delivery.

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[lbrtvlldr]

The country and family you're born into, matters of sheer luck, are the greatest variables to predict how successful you'll be in life. I'm baffled at how people keep ignoring this.

[manuj]

As important it is to have ambitions, learning to appreciate life at the moment, even in the smallest ways, should be promoted more often. The thing is, “good” and “bad” “luck” does exist. Anyone can die tomorrow, yet we still take it for granted. Learn to think about tomorrow, learn from yesterday but also but appreciate the good bits of today.

[yusufayaz]

The people who say luck doesn't exist are usually the lucky ones who have made it and want to take the full credit for their success. Bye.

[JTK]

Luck definitely is the foundation for everything. It changes as time goes by. The way our brain functions based on biology, environment, trends, etc. have a huge impact on how people live their lives. If you took every living person today, went back 100 years ago and switched them with people during that time period, everyone’s luck would change. Depends on whether you are able to adapt or not.

[ascendantmadness]

Hard work, perseverance, aptitude, and desire mean next to nothing unless and until you chance upon the circumstances which facilitate achieving goals. For every successful person there are millions more who work just as hard, and are as skilled who will never happen upon those defining moments. That is why luck is the most important factor. There are even people who never try at all but simply find themselves in the right place at the right time. Perhaps secondarily important to this definition of "lucky" is being extroverted or gregarious. Success in nearly any endeavor requires other people and if you aren't inclined to socializing or reaching out, you are unlikely to find yourself with many opportunities. There are many who have little to no skill and don't apply what small effort they can muster yet still find themselves incredibly fortunate.
The irony is that those who are the most monetarily wealthy generally rely the most on other people to do all of the actual hard work required to generate such wealth. For example, Jeff Bezos of Amazon would not have amassed such obscene wealth if not for all the poorly treated warehouse workers being exploited for their labor to generate profit. The Walton family of Wal-Mart renown would not be billionaires if not for the desperation of those who work in their establishments for poverty wages.
Nearly all successful people think that their own merits have been the most important factors in achievement but this is rarely reflective of reality.

[naturalisted]

You feel unlucky because you're being honest with yourself; you're not happy with your situation. You feel lucky when things work out for you.

[princeekeson]

Luck can happen to anybody, but those that are smart and resourceful enough make the most of it. Think about the "lucky" people who win the lottery...and eventually end up broke.

[mavericiyo]

I can't believe how unlucky I am, i finally found a video explaining luck and I can't understand a word because of the accent!!!

[kayembacentury]

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it because boldness has genius, power and magic in it

[arlinegeorge]

When hard work meets opportunity then it has to be right place n right time. Pray more n more people blessed with luck humanity will undergo a great change. Inspiring talk. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

[fatedestiny]

Working smart is more important than working hard, but combining the two will equal more success.

[ryanweston]

I still think that some people are destined to have nothing and come from nothing. When a crisis counselor tells you that they would want to kill themselves as well if they were in your shoes. That's when you know you have chronic bad luck. Based on the world I could say I was lucky to be born in America. But to parents that didnt want me and I've only ever been in very abusive and controlling relationships. You start to think your cursed for some reason. Does karma only come in bad?!? Cause for all the good and positive energy I put out I dont get good karma in return. Only bad.

[asandax]

If Chance exists Luck exists because even if there's a of something happening to someone if they are lucky it will happen and it's that simple. If you're successful you are lucky.

[chrssl]

You put all the work but when things work out it’s not by luck, I’ve always called my luck a blessing, “God I’ve done my part and if it’s meant to be let it be your blessing and if it’s not then, it’s not time/purpose/or meant to be. But just know… this is what I would like for my life, and that would be your blessing”

[naturalisted]

You can have all the goals you want, but if you are not lucky in having access to the things required to do the work you will fail. Also, you might have a great product but its luck that people buy it.

[PeoplePleaser]

Once is an accident.
Twice is a coincidence.
Third time is a pattern.

When you repeatedly fail at everything and 99% of the bad things that happen in your life are outside of your control - That’s called Bad luck…. the only people who claim it doesn’t exist and it’s all down to “Hard work” normally have never experienced bad luck.

When it gets to the point where you can predict what things are going to go wrong even down to Dice luck… then you realise Luck is very real.

[naturalisted]

The more successful you are, the further you have to fall.

[redien]

Luck is an optional word. It depends on who you are speaking to and what you are speaking about or if your mind is independent or time does play into your hand.
Person that is well dressed but is feeling unlucky asking you in a matter of statistic with a confident voice, ,Do you feel lucky?´´ At that moment you will feel probably like an unlucky person.
Person that is dressed badly, smells bad and seems ill will ask you with a shaken voice, ,Do you feel lucky?´´ In that moment you will feel lucky.
That I would call..., ,feel lucky, , .

When you do your work and you are lucky you can feel lucky but there is no second influence. State of luck.

Then there is pure luck. Luck is just a short word for specific things happening all around you coming together to you that are influencing your world to a more positive state of your mind.

[timepasss]

Well I don't get success quite easily in everything even in little things. There is always some obstacle waiting for me. And i literally mean obstacle in every single thing. Or the simplest work gets delayed. While some people are able to do it simply.

[mehDOGIESRATS]

Luck isn't a thing but randomness is . IF luck was ever a thing sometimes you make your own luck through skill and knowledge