I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck

Brian Tracy, master of discipline and voice of ambition, revealed a truth both simple and profound: “I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.” In these words lies the wisdom of centuries, spoken anew—that what many call luck is not a gift from the heavens, but the fruit of action, courage, and presence. The one who hides in shadows, who fears the gamble of risk, will forever lament his lack of fortune. But the one who steps boldly into the arena finds fortune waiting, eager to meet those who dare.

The ancients knew this truth well. Fortune, they said, favors the bold. Luck is not a wandering spirit that visits men at random, but a current that flows strongest where there is movement. He who stands still will never feel its pull; he who leaps, ventures, and strives will find that so-called luck appears with surprising regularity. Tracy unmasks the mystery: luck is predictable, for it follows the law of effort and opportunity. The more you act, the more you increase the chances of the world rewarding you.

History gives us vivid examples. Consider Christopher Columbus, who sailed westward into seas unknown. Many men before him had dreamed of reaching Asia by another route, but they remained in safety, paralyzed by fear. Columbus, by contrast, showed up—before kings, before councils, and upon the deck of a fragile ship facing endless ocean. Was it luck that he found land? Perhaps. But it was a predictable luck, born from his courage to take a chance, to be active, to present himself where fortune might meet him.

Or consider the story of Thomas Edison, who created thousands of experiments in search of the right filament for the electric bulb. Was it luck that at last he discovered the correct solution? Yes, but not random luck. It was luck summoned by persistence, by endless attempts, by his refusal to stop showing up in his laboratory day after day. His fortune was not chance alone, but the natural reward of relentless action.

The meaning of Tracy’s words, then, is not merely motivational but deeply practical. Do not sit idle and wait for life to bless you. Place yourself in the path of opportunity. Knock on more doors, speak to more people, attempt more ventures. In this way, you create the conditions where luck must eventually find you. The fool curses his fate while sitting still; the wise man multiplies his fortune by multiplying his efforts.

The lesson is clear: if you desire more luck, you must create more chances for it to appear. Let your hands be busy, your feet restless, your spirit unafraid. Attend the gathering, seek the opportunity, begin the work. Half of fortune is simply showing up—being present where others are absent, being active where others slumber. In this, fortune does not choose at random; it bends toward those who live in motion.

So I say to you, children of tomorrow: cease waiting for luck to find you. Hunt it, chase it, summon it by your labor and your courage. Take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often. For in doing so, you will find that what others call luck is nothing more than the harvest of boldness.

If you would live this wisdom, begin today with one simple act: place yourself where opportunity can see you. Speak when silence tempts you. Apply when doubt restrains you. Step forward when fear whispers retreat. Do this again and again, and soon you will discover that you are one of the lucky ones—not by chance, but by design. For luck is not a gift—it is the companion of the active soul.