Quote of the Day: Donald Trump on Success

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start your next chapter, or to stop judging yourself for the last one, let this line be the permission you need: “Everything in life is luck.” It sounds fatalistic at first, but it can also be liberating.

Luck is the invisible co-author of every story. Where you were born, who noticed you, what timing opened a door, these forces shape outcomes more than we like to admit. When you accept that, you stop treating every win as proof of superiority and every loss as evidence of inadequacy. You trade harsh self-talk for clearer thinking, and that makes you steadier in both triumph and disappointment.

But “luck” isn’t a reason to quit; it’s a reason to aim your effort where it has the highest odds. You can’t control the roll of the dice, yet you can control how many times you roll, how prepared you are when your number comes up, and how quickly you recover when it doesn’t. Build skills, show up consistently, and widen your circles, then let chance do what it does. That’s agency: increasing the surface area where good fortune can land, while staying humane when it doesn’t. It’s also a practical path to resilience and a more grounded definition of success.

Donald Trump spent decades navigating high-stakes real estate, branding, and media before serving as President of the United States, arenas where timing, perception, and opportunity can be as decisive as strategy.

Today, make one “luck-friendly” move: send a thoughtful message to someone you respect, offering specific value, an introduction, an idea, or a resource, in under five minutes. Then do your work with focus, release the rest, and may the right door find you ready.