There's always some luck involved no matter what you call it!

I don't care what anyone says (nor does Steve) when it comes to luck. In his blog post, "Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Bloody Lucky", he nails it. Luck ALWAYS plays a role. Sure luck is actually taking advantage of opportunities which present themselves (or however else you want to discount it). But when you get to the bottom of it, it's still luck. I think back on all the things which have happened in my career (as well as life in general) and often think to myself "you are one lucky bastard". I used to delude myself sometimes into thinking I was good but there simply were times when I was lucky. Sure I busted my butt for a long time and went that extra yard when others didn't but let's be honest, sometimes it's just about getting the breaks. As soon as you embrace this reality, it makes dealing with failure, which inevitably will come at some point, so much easier!