Magical Thinking - Instead of blaming luck, research those ....

Instead of blaming luck, research those setbacks. If you lose, learn from that.

Lots of folks go through life, explaining their mediocrity with "hard luck," "tough luck," "sour luck," "bad luck." 

These people are still like children, immature, searching for sympathy.

Without realizing it, they fail to see opportunities to grow bigger, stronger, more self-reliant.

Stop blaming luck. 

Blaming luck never got anyone where he wanted to go

We must have persistence. But persistence is only one of the ingredients of victory.

We can try and try, and try and try and try again, and still fail, unless we combine persistence with experimentation

Edison is credited with being one of America's most persistent scientists. It's reported that he conducted thousands of experiments before he invented the electric Iight bulb.

But note:

Edison conducted experiments. He persisted in his goal to develop a Iightbulb. But he made that persistence payoff by blending it with experimentation.

Persisting in one way is not a guarantee of victory. But persistence blended with experimentation does guarantee success

Many ambitious people go through life with admirable persistence and show of ambition, but they fail to succeed because they don't experiment with new approaches.

Stay with your goal. Don't waver an inch from it.

But don't beat your head against a wall. If you aren't getting results, try a new approach

People who have bulldog persistence, who can grab some thing and not let go, have an essential success quality.