Job seekers, entrepreneurs, and executives aiming to advance their careers face unprecedented uncertainty. To succeed, they must be ready for the unexpected and turn it into positive outcomes by seeing and connecting the dots. In short, they need to nurture serendipity: the unexpected good luck resulting from unplanned moments, in which proactive decisions lead to positive outcomes.
How to Create Your Own Career Luck
It’s all about nurturing serendipity.
August 24, 2020
Summary.
Great careers are built on hard work, yes. But luck also plays a role. How can you increase the serendipity in your life? By setting serendipity hooks and planting serendipity bombs. You can hook people by using more memorable or engaging talking points and asking questions differently to get more interesting responses. Bombs including writing speculative emails to people you admire or inviting colleagues you don’t know well to a coffee or videocall.