As St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone and the green beer hangovers are just a memory, it has left me pondering the concept of “luck”.  Is success in life a matter of luck?

In a wellness model of practice, a great concept to get across to people is that Health Is Not a Matter of Luck. It depends on their commitment and consistent action towards it that creates change and sustained health.  If you didn’t run an internal promotion in your office for St. Patrick’s Day this year, put it in your marketing calendar for next!

In the same sense, success doesn’t just happen to people who want it, but sit around and wait for it.  Success is not luck, karma or circumstance.  Could they be factors in your success?  Sure.  But success is created by you knowing where you are, knowing what you want and where you want to be and then making a plan of action to get there.  Oh, and the big secret:  it depends on your commitment and consistent action towards success.

Forget what success means to anyone else, it’s about how you define success that matters.  We need to know what it is before we can create it.  So work with your friend, colleague, or coach to figure out what it is to you and then do what it takes to go and get it.  If you are not as successful as you want to be, time to create it!

Tags: action, commitment, consistency, create, Dreams, luck, responsibility, st. patrick's day, Success