With a client, we’ve been working on a deal for nearly a year.
It’s a tricky situation and we’ve had to navigate some twists and turns, but it keeps moving in our direction…
That’s because my client is very skillful at what he does, but also because he keeps growing and getting better.
When I spoke to him on Sunday we talked about the newsletter I sent about the Cinderella story of Arnel Pineda and his journey from Filipino obscurity to rock stardom.
“Beneath the obvious message to never stop believing in your dreams,” he said to me, “what I got from his story was the power of continuous improvement.”
We too often forget how lucky we are to have been born in first world countries.
As a poor boy growing up in the Philippines Arnel lost the genetic lottery, but although he wasn’t born with luck on his side he was imbued with something far more valuable.
Again, it wasn’t just to keep believing, and it’s unlikely Arnel was sitting at home every night “manifesting” an email from the rock band Journey inviting him to join them…
Instead he was focused on being the best he could be.
He couldn’t control whether the band Journey would ever come looking for him on YouTube, but he could control how he performed.
Every day he could tell himself that he’s just playing in small venues or he could dedicate himself to getting better and better at his craft…
Every night he could tell himself that it was only a small audience and it didn’t matter how he performed, or he could focus on delivering his best performance.
You can’t make your own luck, but when you get better you most certainly get luckier…