The truth about Luck vs Effort

from Take a pause with Varun Duggirala · host Varun Duggirala

Luck shows up in all our lives. More for some, less for others but luck does show up.Varun shares an example from his book, 'Everything Is Out of Syllabus” where he learnt the importance of taking the effort after getting lucky. Tune in to find out more.  Read more life lessons in “Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ which can be ordered here - https://amzn.to/335QKow   Follow Varun across social media platforms @VarunDuggi https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/ https://www.youtube.com/c/VarunDuggi https://twitter.com/varunduggi And for a weekly download of mind musings and recommendations subscribe to his newsletter “Unschooled with Varun Duggirlala” at https://varunduggi.substack.com About the show “Take a pause with Varun Duggirala” ( previously “The Varun Duggi  show”) is a thrice a week podcast that’s meant to enable its listeners  to take a pause amidst the chaos of their daily lives to learn tools,  embrace ideas and soak in concepts that will help them find motivation,  build the right mindset and perform at their best. Varun also  occasionally taps into the minds of truly interesting people to give  listeners a learn from and use in their work, life and everything  in-between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

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Luck shows up in all our lives. More for some, less for others but luck does show up.Varun shares an example from his book, 'Everything Is Out of Syllabus” where he learnt the importance of taking the effort after getting lucky. Tune in to find out more. Read more life lessons in “Everything is out of syllabus: An instruction manual for life & work “ which can be ordered here - https://amzn.to/335QKow Follow Varun across social media platforms @VarunDuggi https://www.instagram.com/varunduggi/ https://www.youtube.com/c/VarunDuggi https://twitter.com/varunduggi And for a weekly download of mind musings and recommendations subscribe to his newsletter “Unschooled with Varun Duggirlala” at https://varunduggi.substack.com About the show “Take a pause with Varun Duggirala” ( previously “The Varun Duggi show”) is a thrice a week podcast that’s meant to enable its listeners to take a pause amidst the chaos of their daily lives to learn tools, embrace ideas and soak in concepts that will help them find motivation, build the right mindset and perform at their best. Varun also occasionally taps into the minds of truly interesting people to give listeners a learn from and use in their work, life and everything in-between. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/take-a-pause-varun-duggi/message

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