SEIZING GOOD FORTUNE
Although Fourera’s story is certainly inspiring, you don’t have to travel all the way to Africa to spot women who have seized opportunity; examples exist right in your own backyard. Whether you call these women smart, fortunate, or blessed, if you analyzed them you’d see they have one thing in common: they created opportunities in their lives and then stepped up to take advantage of them.
It’s easy to understand why some people might use the word lucky when discussing Vicki Gordon. It does seem that she’s got it all: the corner office with floor-to-ceiling glass, the big salary and recognition among her peers, the loving ...