Aug 23, 2026 · 11 min · 6 segments
Download Achieve By Petra – https://app.theachieveproject.com/PSL0001000 You worked hard. You stayed disciplined. You earned it. And then somebody…
Richie MensahHost
Have you ever worked really hard at something, achieved something so amazing, you feel so proud of yourself, and then someone looks at you and say, "Oh, wow, you're lucky." Guess what? It's not a compliment.

Most of the time when people tell you you are lucky, what they are trying to say is that they don't believe it happened to you intentionally because they cannot believe that.

You know, if somebody accepts the fact that you earned what you have, if someone accepts the fact that you worked hard, you were diligent, you were disciplined, you had, you know, drive throughout the entire process, then it means they are accepting the fact that it hasn't happened for them because they haven't put in the work.

So mostly when somebody says, "Wow, you're lucky," what they are trying to say is it was random.

And most people like to think that about successful people, from rich people to happy marriages to people with great friendships.

Anything that somebody deems as better than their life, they attribute it to luck.

I am lucky because luck is not what you think it is, and now let me break down luck to you.
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