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The Templeton Plan: Step 8

The Templeton Plan is written for those who consider themselves students in the school of total success. It is suggested that you devote yourself to one step each day, over a period of three weeks, Each step should be studied carefully until the following questions can be answered in a satisfactory and thorough manner:
  1. What do these ideas really mean?
  2. How do they apply to my own life?
  3. How can I use their meaning in achieving success?

Step 8: Creating Your Own Luck

  • There are many people who feel that success depends on the flip of a coin. And, of course, chance is involved in anything we do--things like timing enter in, for instance. But good luck always seems to arrive when you've worked hard and prepared for success. 
  • "I am a great believer in luck the harder I seem to work, the more of it I seem to have."
  • By working extremely hard and persevering through obstacles you can create your own luck because luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Questions to Consider:

  1. Do you believe in luck, if you do, how would you define it?
  2. Would you agree that the person who works hard, intelligently, and creatively is bound to have more luck than the lazy and unimaginative person?
Luck comes to those who:
Work hard and plan carefully
Are alert of opportunities
Are willing to take calculated risks


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