TWP 008 - Getting Lucky - The Reason Everyone Succeeds While ‘You’ Don’t

The Wandering Pro | Career Podcast By SK NEXUS

Getting lucky is something that is in your control. Just have to understand why people get lucky before you do that. In this episode of The Wandering Pro, I cover what is luck in career, how can one game it, the best ways to build a strong foundation in today's ecosystem, and what you need to do starting today.
Hosted by Saqib Tahir
Read companion summary article: https://sknexus.com/twp008/
Further learning and references
https://sknexus.com/switch-to-freelancing-as-a-pakistani/
https://sknexus.com/how-to-improve-your-presence-online/
https://sknexus.com/your-children-have-no-shoes/
https://sknexus.com/why-professionals-fail/
https://sknexus.com/independence-of-luck/
https://sknexus.com/getting-better-at-upwork/
https://sknexus.com/setting-ideals-and-expectations/
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Chapter

1. TWP 008 - Getting Lucky - The Reason Everyone Succeeds While ‘You’ Don’t (00:00:00)

2. New structure that might be better for a Career Podcast series (00:00:10)

3. Introduction to what is luck (00:00:59)

4. Comparison mentality of the people (00:03:07)

5. How you should measure success in career and life (00:04:07)

6. Stop glorifying end results, learn to see the journey behind it (00:05:01)

7. The things in your control related to luck (00:06:18)

8. Luck is all about being available (00:07:20)

9. What is user generated luck? (UGL....lol) (00:08:18)

10. Execution on improving your luck (00:08:58)

11. Step 1: Having online presence and a website (00:09:39)

12. Reason for having a website - control (00:10:14)

13. Structure of a basic website you should aim for (00:11:25)

14. Why testimonials are important and how you should get some (00:13:48)

15. Don't make getting in touch impossible (00:15:08)

16. Having a website is all about persistence (00:16:43)

17. Why projects are important (00:17:52)

18. Have the right mindset for having your own website (00:18:23)

19. Best practices for making a website (00:18:58)

20. Building a portfolio, why is it harder for some than others (00:20:20)

21. What is a case study and how you can adopt it (00:21:39)

22. Example: Bug Bounty Case Study (00:22:32)

23. Blogging might be the most important thing you do in your career (00:23:49)

24. How to start writing a blog - works for everyone (00:25:11)

25. This should be the motive of writing a blog (00:26:02)

26. If 'this' then 'that' - how one improves their output (00:27:12)

27. Best practices for portfolio building (00:28:01)

28. Networking is the business referral equivalent for your career (00:30:00)

29. Understand the difference between networking and spam promoting yourself (00:30:40)

30. Networking approach 1: LinkedIn - the right way (00:31:11)

31. Networking approach 2: Engaging in communities (00:33:01)

32. Best practices for networking (00:34:45)

33. It's all about persistence at the end of the day (00:36:20)

34. Question for you (00:37:13)

35. In the car segment: Getting affirmation for the content I create (00:39:02)