Creative Communication III · Homework 7
Every man is the architect of his own fortune
the luck factor
i agree. almost.
My Position
the story the argument lives in
Meet Patricia
She believed she was born unlucky — and that nothing could change it.
Both halves of that sentence turned out to be wrong.
twenty-eight, cabin crew, Luck Score −4
the experiment
The Newspaper
“Count the photographs in this newspaper.”
Half a page said stop counting. Nobody saw it.
43 photographs · £100 · no takers
why nobody saw it
Field of View
four ways to build
Four Ways
then he taught it
Luck School
80% said their luck had increased — in one month.
Patricia went from −4 to +3, and called herself a different person.
the proof it can be taught
the part i cannot sign
Where It Breaks
True about what you can do next.
False about what you deserve.
where the proverb stops being fair
the version i will sign
Architect
You did not choose the site, the weather, or the neighbours.
The building, though, is still yours to design.
architect, not owner
one question, then stop
The Door
Who built the door you walked through today?
The part that is not chosen is the only part you can touch.
thank you
