Leadership Tip
Friday the 13th Could Be Your Lucky Day!
How superstitious are you?
As Friday the 13th approaches,
this subject is something to consider.
Many office buildings do not have a 13th
floor.
A friend of mine would not fire an employee
on this date, instead opting to hold the
conversation on the 12th.
Perhaps you wear a lucky outfit
while making a presentation or playing a sport.
Wade Boggs, the Hall of Fame baseball player,
was “very superstitious” as Stevie Wonder sang.
Boggs followed rituals which he believed
brought him good luck.
Before every game he began running seven laps
at 7:17pm. He ate chicken meals prior to each game.
He also caught the same number of ground balls
in practice daily.
In our planning, strategy seeking, logical lives,
we are uncomfortable leaving things to luck.
We try to plan and script as much as possible
to eliminate uncertainty.
As much as we strive for predictability and control,
life brings with it an element of chance or chaos.
Although we make our own luck,
there is still a piece that is open to the Universe.
As someone who was born on a Friday the 13th,
I feel very lucky, despite how others feel about the day!
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