{"id":13558,"date":"2010-11-15T10:30:45","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T17:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=13558"},"modified":"2010-11-15T10:40:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T17:40:40","slug":"one-lucky-son-of-a-bitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13558\/one-lucky-son-of-a-bitch\/","title":{"rendered":"One Lucky Son of a Bitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I like so much about BloodhoundBlog, is that as a general rule all points of view are welcome. However, along with that welcome mat comes a price. Those harboring contrary beliefs tend to make themselves heard, and more in ways reminiscent of the streets of 1880’s Tombstone than Mayberry. \ud83d\ude42 Frankly, I prefer the Mayberry approach. Others opt for the OK Corral. <\/p>\n

To each their own, which is also a Bloodhound policy. <\/p>\n

It’s always fascinated me the way some insist others who are successful with a capital ‘S’ are merely beneficiaries of more bountiful injections of luck than the next guy. <\/p>\n

It was a hard life-lesson for me coming to terms with the reality that regardless of my best efforts, there were others who could produce superior results. Realizing I was never gonna be a Hall of Fame baseball player was traumatic. There’s always a faster runner, etc. <\/p>\n

Does luck have a part in our lives? Of course. Is it the deciding factor? Sometimes. You just won $200 Million in the lottery? I’m thinkin’ talent wasn’t part of the equation, and luck was the only factor. You’re worth eight figures, and it wasn’t inherited? It’s my contention and core belief that you earned your wealth, and that luck wasn’t a huge component. <\/p>\n

Yet there are many, albeit a minority who will ascribe the creation of that wealth to luck. Many will go further, believing that sans luck, those who’ve succeeded on a grand scale, (however they define that) not only wouldn’t have achieved that level of success, but literally couldn’t have.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luck, as Grandma taught me, is often the last gasp excuse for some who’re unable or unwilling to acknowledge others’ superior results. They literally cannot allow the concept of superiority through merit to become reality. She followed this up by saying that even though Sandy Koufax will always be an infinitely better pitcher than even I could even dream of, it would never mean he was a better person. <\/p>\n

Throughout my life I’ve been exceedingly blessed by having rubbed shoulders with, and\/or having direct access to, some very successful men Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Those harboring contrary beliefs tend to make themselves heard, and more in ways reminiscent of the streets of 1880’s Tombstone than Mayberry. \ud83d\ude42 Frankly, I prefer the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-flourishing","7":"category-general","9":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13569,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13569\/things-that-make-ya-go-hmmm\/","url_meta":{"origin":13558,"position":0},"title":"Things That Make Ya Go Hmmm","author":"Jeff Brown","date":"November 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I was born and raised in Southern California. 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