We tend to think of serendipity as something that just happens to us, when actually it’s a process of spotting and connecting the dots, to see bridges where others see gaps.

Chase the unexpected

Smart luck is a mindset. For things to happen, we need to create space for serendipity and accept that the unexpected happens all the time. As Einstein beautifully put it: « The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results ». Many opportunities arise from the unexpected, but we all have the power to create the unexpected by changing the way we interact with the world. Sit at the table you never dared to sit, ask a question the way you never formulated it before or get involved in an activity you always overlooked. And most of all, leave room for the unexpected to happen.