The real game starts when luck runs out.

Luck is showing up at the right place, at the right time.

• A chance introduction.
• The right leader noticing your work.
• An unexpected opportunity.

But luck only explains the highs.
It rarely explains survival.

Look back at your own career:
When things were smooth, you probably held the best cards.
When everything collapsed, you were stuck with the worst.

If you came out stronger from the lows, it wasn’t luck.
It was perseverance.
It was grit.
It was showing up when no one was watching.
It was learning how to play even a losing hand.

That’s the part we don’t talk about enough.

Luck may start your story.
But perseverance decides if you’re still in the room when the cards run out.

So, be honest: how much of your success was luck, and how much was perseverance?