You really gotta recognize that getting rich isn't just about luck most of the time. Like the Bible says, you have to earn your way. Sure, it’s nice to say you wanna be wealthy or to tell yourself you’ll get rich, but let’s be real if you just sit back and hope for it without putting in the effort, you’re gonna fall short.
I see so many folks wishing to be lucky and get this or that, but honestly, wishes without any plans or hustle just won’t happen. Shakespeare had it right when he said that great achievements don’t come from some sudden moment of luck; it’s all about hard work, careful planning, and making smart investments to really build wealth.
What do you all think about this?
I would always support the idea that it's a matter of wisdom with or without luck. Some people get their wealth by pure luck like inheritence or winning a huge amount in gambling, however they still need wisdom and enough maturity to keep a safe wealth. I can't tell how many people lost their winnings got by luck because they think the big amount won't vanish. And how many others built their wealth depending their skills.
Hoping for wealth through luck without working hard to achieve it is like waiting for the moon to fall from the sky, this hope only leads to disappointment because of expecting something uncertain. The quote from William Shakespeare is very appropriate, he has described how great people go through every challenging step such as going through every process by working hard without caring about failure and continuing to be patient when facing trials before reaching the heights. Luck only comes to some people, such as those born into wealthy families, winning the jackpot, and acquiring treasures. They also have to work to protect their wealth, and wise financial management can also help them grow it.
Luck is like a bonus in my opinion. You truly need to work hard to gain wealth, and with a touch of luck, the results can multiply and come faster, because hard work does not always yield the expected outcome. However, my point is not to rely on luck alone, as merely believing in luck and reducing your effort to achieve wealth will not work, for it is not just luck but hard work that creates riches.
I can't agree more with you, we must work hard and should not turn down any opportunity we get because when we don't work, and make excuses and stay in our comfort zone, we become lazy and our motivation dies. We don't even realize what we have been becoming, besides getting money, we start to lose mental and physical health. It becomes a major problem.
It is different for every person, like for males, females, rich, poor, married, single etc. I can't mention how for every single person but those who falls into these categories they can relate to what I am saying.
Proper planning sometimes can take years, but the new generation is doing it very fast which is also forcing others to think what is going wrong.
I do agree with you because luck can make someone have money or wealthy but it's wisdom that will determine if the money will last for long. People have got some sudden money and loss it because they lack discipline and not mature enough to manage it while for others they do build theirs through skills and also patience, which can make you know the worth of the money and you will be very careful because you know what you went through before getting to that point. So at the end, luck might be your start point but with wisdom added you will make a better result.
If wealth is measured by hard work, are those who have toiled in factories for years rich?
I agree that there must be other variables such as financial management, promotion, even the random variable of luck cannot be ignored. So relying on hard work alone is not enough, I once heard this from someone hard work only makes one physically tired, not economically rich.
Patience is a part of wealth management whether in business or in saving. This is what we call it "skills" because money management is a skill itself and even a business management branch to study.
If you were lucky once or twice or more, this doesn't mean you can always rely on it like you are the one with permanent luck. This is an arrogant vision that lead to bankrupcy or at least continious debts.
It's definitely about what you are doing to get it. It's not going to go into your lap if you didn't do anything about it. It's something you shouldn't miss out on, knowing you can do it if you work hard enough.
The easiest way, IMO, is upskilling. Adding value to yourself by increasing your expertise, through training and certification, could help you earn more. It's definitely something that could be useful in the long run, and skills would always be with you. This would be about long-term investing for yourself.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5574264.msg66399744#msg66399744 just like me who is the OP of the thread and others have the opinions that hope is good but hope without hardwork is not right, is the same opinion I have on this your topic because of the resemblance.
Although real wealth can come from luck but the luck will meet your preparation to make you rich.
Why are you chasing wealth at all if you are under the brainwashing of the bible? You should be scrubbing the feet of the poor and giving away all your hard work to the needy. This is an economics forum, not a religious board, so limit trying to meld the two because one is founded on science rather than just blind faith. While I agree that clever work rather than expecting luck to help you is the key to success, that is based on rational choices that we all make throughout our lives, or not as the case may be. The type of education that you decide to follow, the jobs that you chase, the relationships you form, your ability to spend money wisely and many more key decisions are much better managed by logic rather than any so-called divine intervention.
We can say we need to work hard to become rich but I will say luck also plays a part, not winning the lottery but you need to be at the right time and the right place for all your plans to work as expected, that is how most of the richest persons on the planet to become one while people had similar thoughts before or after them failed terribly.
Surely you are not far from the truth, I believe on the statement that says action speaks louder than words and Also like the bible Said "faith without works is death". When you have Faith and you don't work towards it then your dream becomes wishes. People have many plans and wishes to accomplish but only little are ambitious yo achieve that dream. It requires dedication consistency and hardwork and being smart to become wealthy. Wealth does not come to those noise Maker but to those who are willing to sacrifice. If you can't sacrifice your time, energy and deprive yourself of comfort, you can never make it. Those who are willing to pay the price can only be rich.
Mm I agree with you to a large extent. Wealth is rarely a product of pure luck and most times it is the result of strategy, discipline, and consistent effort over time. You can declare riches all you want but without skills, planning, and deliberate action those words wont translate into results that then transcends into wealth. I also think luck can play a role sometimes but it usually favors people who are already prepared and positioned to take advantage of opportunities. If im not wrong i think the saying is Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.
It is intentional act becoming wealthy, people who are wealthy did not become wealthy by mistake, they made intentional steps that gave them the result they have now. There are many rich people, but a few wealthy persons and that is because it requires extra sacrifice achieving that result. Wealth is the result of resources manages properly.
There is a big lack in financial education or financial wisdom, this is why many people will not be rich, and even many rich people will not be wealthy.
Wealth is the result of making good decisions one after another. A person can get lucky and become rich or a smart person can make one good move and get rich but if they don't make good decisions all the time, eventually they'll bleed out money. The trick is having a system that prevents you from making mistakes so you will force yourself to make only good financial decisions. Eventually you'll compound your wealth and become filthy rich. That has nothing to do with intelligence. A dumb person can get rich following the same strategy too.
People don't become wealthy overnight, it takes bolder steps and the right decisions to achieve that, if you want to create or make wealth you therefore need to work towards that. Moreso the saying goes wisdom is profitable to direct and that statement means you don't just sit and fold your hands just to get riches in your hands, you work towards it and that's where wisdom is applicable cause you can't achieve that through luck.
Those who do not want to work hard or do not want to achieve success take the help of luck otherwise everyone knows that without hard work no success in the world is achieved.Yes if your luck is supporting you without hard work then it will also leave you at some point because luck is not the same all the time but you definitely get the reward for the hard work you do.If one person is earning money in a product then another person invests money in it without thinking then it is foolish because success is not achieved without working hard to get a job done. Some people are also Alexanders of luck along with hard work so they get success faster and more.
If you get lucky and become wealthy, that wealth wouldn't last because you don't have what it takes to preserve it since it wasn't by your wisdom and hard work that you became wealthy. I have seen some people who are rich today and become poor tomorrow because of lack of good financial management and proper plans on how to invest and multiply the money.
Though most wealth are achieved without effort neither wisdom,the instance of being born with a silver spoon,such a person has full access to money,education and comfort.But for those people that werent born with silver spoon should workout their own destiny in achieving success.Build a sold foundation,not only for yourself but for generations yet unborn,even the wealthy fellows that are known globally have built a foundation that their generation wont suffer because theyve already payed a price and it could be passed to their children.The most annoying thing people do is;saying good things they desire to achieve without working toward it,whatever you desire could come to pass if only you work towards it.