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One of my favorite quotes is this: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." -- Seneca

• wallflower 15y ago
  Seneca and Stoicism might be interesting to the HN crowd: “There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn.” -Seneca " Emotions like anxiety and fear have their roots in uncertainty and rarely in experience. Anyone who has made a big bet on themselves knows how much energy both states can consume. The solution is to do something about that ignorance. Make yourself familiar with the things, the worst-case scenarios, that you’re afraid of. Practice what you fear, whether a simulation in your mind or in real-life. Then you, your company, and your employees will have little left to keep you from thinking and acting big." The downside is almost always reversible or transient. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/13/stoicism-101-a-practical-guide-for-entrepreneurs/ http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/04/13/stoicism-101...