make one's own luck
Force favorable outcomes
To make one's own luck is to create favorable outcomes through preparation, effort, and initiative rather than waiting for fortune to arrive.
The phrase pushes back against pure fatalism—luck may be random, but positioning yourself to catch it isn't: She didn't win by accident; she made her own luck by showing up every day.
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- pushForce something away
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- hard workSustained strenuous effort
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
flexibility · self-reliance · take initiative · alertness · risk · goal-setting · improvisation · endurance · hustle culture · pull yourself up · problem-solving · creativity · forge · proactivity · seize the day · carpe diem · roll the dice · contingency planning
make one's own lucklet the chips fall where they may
Accept outcomes without interference
wait and see · hope for the best · cross one's fingers · go with the flow · ride it out
make one's own luckfatalism
Doctrine of inevitable outcomes
que sera sera · c'est la vie · kismet · determinism · defeatism
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