Hard Luck

Ivy Elebesunu
2 min readAug 12, 2024

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I believe we can all agree that at some moment we’ve felt like the world was against us. Perhaps things aren’t going your way and you’re not drawing in the ideal prospects you had in mind. Some refer to it as poor luck, but it could also be hard luck or a mindset thing. However, what if it’s not a mental trick? What if everyone is engaged in some sort of rat race? Now let’s dive in

I used to feel like I was stuck. Except for me, everyone else seemed to be getting it right. Name it. from new positions and chances, and there was me looking for a job without receiving any positive signals. I was beginning to wonder if it was really my “village people.” Perhaps I was simply unfortunate, in which case there was no use in even trying. You cannot, however, be unfortunate every day. If you give every day your best effort, you can’t tell me that you’ve failed back-to-back in 365 days.

Rather than waiting for life to come to me, I’d rather know that I tried and even slightly increased my chances of reaching my goal. Along with the foundation of my attitude, I also question myself why I desire things and what steps I need to take to make those happen. Some individuals refer to laziness as “hard luck.” They aren’t trying their hardest, but with what little they do have, they anticipate extraordinary outcomes. The procedure is not cheatable. Work insanely hard to achieve insane outcomes.

The tech industry moves quickly. Perhaps you were drawn to it by the events or the money. However, in order to become the next Elon, you must work with the same intensity and put in a lot of effort. And create mechanisms that work in your favor.

Having said that, pause for a moment and ask yourself, how do you use the opportunity you’ve been given to make every day matter?

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Ivy Elebesunu

Data & Financial Analyst | Tech Content Writer | Connecting and Simplifying tech