Long-term lucky
When I was looking for a new project, a former friend and client introduced me to a Deloitte PM.
We had a good conversation and he indicated he had a project for me.
Great!
But then it fell through.
I was bummed.
I pinged him about once per month for about 9 months and then he had a project for me, which I joined.
This is a common pattern. Luck rarely seems to manifest early in your efforts.
But give it a few months or years and usually something positive and concrete happens.
So when your start pursue something new or different, give a consistent effort for at least a year.
There's a good chance you'll get lucky.
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