Example: Betting On Losing Hands Makes Losers
Successful poker players don't play every hand they're dealt.
If you keep count, the hands they fold far outnumber the hands they hold.
That's because a good card player knows the odds for every possible card combination. They know whether a flush beats a full house and which is more likely to occur. Good players don't bet on risk, they bet on probability.
Lucky people are very similar. They know long shots when they see them, and they may bet, but it's a calculated bet.
Lucky people are some of the most tenacious people on earth when it's appropriate. But they're also some of the quickest quitters when the odds don't favor them. In fact, they'll usually opt out of most situations before they even begin because they have learned to recognize and rank opportunities.
What makes a good opportunity? First, does it solve a widespread problem? Second, do the people with the problem have enough money to pay for solving that problem? Third, is it easy to reach the people with the problem? Fourth, is the solution a really good one?
If they don't find all four factors, a lucky person will walk away because they know it's a losing hand, no matter how much they personally love the idea.
So if a lucky person sees he's holding a losing hand, he quits quickly as possible.
Remember that good players get hit with losing streaks & bad storms also, however they seem to whether the storms better than consistent losers.