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Are the Irish Really Lucky?!?

11 Mar 2019 · 1 min

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Andy Neary traces "luck of the Irish" to Irish miners who struck it rich during the 1800s gold and silver rush. He argues luck isn't random but the result of expectation plus effort, and pushes viewers to work harder and think differently as St. Patrick's Day nears.

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So what does the term luck of the Irish mean anyways? The story goes that during the gold and silver rush years of the late 19th century, an unusually large number of successful miners were Irish or of Irish American descent. And because of the success, Americans coined the phrase luck of the Irish. But how lucky were they? Could it be the Irish just brought a different mindset to finding their fortune? Put a little extra hard work in finding their pot of gold? Well, many Americans didn't think so. They actually despised the Irish for this level of success. So let me ask you, do you find yourself despising others success? Do you find yourself looking at others fortune as nothing more than pure luck? Here's the reality. Luck is nothing more than expectation mixed with a little perspiration. So with St Patrick's Day a week to go, what are you gonna do to ensure you have the right mindset and that you're mixing it with a little extra hard work to ensure that you're going to find your pot of gold? Share below and until next time, bear down, focus on the target and strike out the status quo.