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Intentional Serendipity

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Quick Spin:

• How I got "lucky" meeting my partner
• Definition ➡️ Intentional serendipity
• 4 ways to get luckier, intentionally

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♟️ MY TURN:

For those who don't know....I met my soon-to-be husband on a park bench.

Well, kind of.

You see...I HATED dating apps but, as a busy working mom of 3, I didn't have a lot of discretionary time. So I was on them. And I would spend a little bit of time swiping and having surface level chats.

On Valentine's Day in 2023 I was doing a swipe session and had a great conversation with a guy that lived close by (which is rather hard to do on Raya when most of your matches live in Germany or Australia).

But we never met up because I was heading out of town.

So the convo fell to the dating app burial grounds with the ghosts of past conversations and potential.

But he had followed me on IG after that convo.

So when I sat down next to him on a park bench one day in the town square of Coconut Grove....he knew who I was.

The next day we went on a coffee date and the rest is history.

The takeaways?

1. Without being on the dreaded dating app, I wouldn't have known him.
2. Without being out and about and open to a conversation, I wouldn't have connected with him.

This is about increasing intentional serendipity.

The definition of serendipity is: good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries. fluke, good fortune, good luck. a stroke of luck.

I was recently asked by an aspiring author how I got this book out into the world.

As I was talking about all the amazing people who have helped promote it, plan events and invite me to speak they said…..

“You're so lucky to have so many amazing and influential friends!”

As a first-gen college grad without a financial safety net, I struggle with attributing success to luck.

Yes some people are lucky.

They are born into a set of circumstances that make success more accessible.

But even a packed rolodex (and for those of you born after 2000s - a packed contact list) won't guarantee success.

If you want more luck?

Create it.

Most of the “luckiest” people I know are doing things daily that quietly increase the odds of success (in work and in life).

Here are 4 ways I intentionally create more luck in my life:

1. Stay top of mind

Most of luck is just being the person who comes to mind.

Post your thoughts.

Share your story.

Update your LinkedIn bio.

Most people can’t help you because they don’t know what you want or what you’re building.
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2. Build Repetition into Relationships

Run into the same people often enough and serendipity increases.

Every quarter I go to NYC and keep a CRM of all my contacts there and try to see people at least 1x a year.

If I'm going to an event, I try to get in front of a few people from social media.

Familiarity creates opportunity.
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3. Ask for Help More Often

It feels awkward, but it works.

When people know you’re open to help, introductions and insight flood in.

Closed mouths don’t get lucky.

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4. Do More Things That Feel “Small”

"Leveling up" rhetoric pushes us to think we need to always align ourselves with those a step ahead. But some of the most supportive and serendipitous moments came when I just took a step - no matter the size.

Do the podcast with 50 listeners......it could turn into the next big thing.

Take the coffee chat with a random connection.....you never know who they know or what it could turn into.

Big trees grows from small seeds.

And sometimes big luck comes from smaller swings.

I hope your takeaway from today is that intentional serendipity is within your control.

Keep giving yourself the most chances at winning!

(and maybe strike up a convo with the cute guy on the bench)

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