Margot
@margotzen
Hi! My name is Margot, and this is my first attempt to cultivate a digital garden of my own :) Welcome!
Margot
instagram.com
Dish out baker’s dozens - A baker’s dozen is when a baker gives someone 13 when they expected 12. It isn’t the 12 that makes bakers’ customers happy — it’s the unexpected +1. Surprise generosity creates loyalty. People remember who exceeded their expectations. They tell others. They come back. They reciprocate. Apply this everywhere
George Mack • How to become a luck engineer
also great business advice
Many of the best luck engineers I know faced significant, uncontrollable bad luck early in life. They had to learn the skill of luck. Meanwhile, people who’ve been given luck their entire lives often never develop luck engineering — they’ve never needed to.
I find it useful to distinguish between luck-luck and skill-luck. Luck-luck is pure... See more
I find it useful to distinguish between luck-luck and skill-luck. Luck-luck is pure... See more
open.substack.com
on making luck a skill
Many times, the most impactful things you can do for your career are free. It’s just a matter of not waiting. When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm. Honestly, being able to take advantage of inspiration when it strikes is one of the most satisfying... See more
literally just do things
When I observe my own experience and analyse why things worked out, I can tell you that it wasn’t because of any business skills or much of my knowledge; it was 90% because every time I had an idea (for a career project, a new initiative in my business, a role I wanted to learn to do), I would take advantage of the momentum of inspiration... See more
literally just do things
immediate action
Your work is never going to be good enough (for everyone). But it’s already good enough (for someone).
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy; the chance to draw back; always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elemental truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one commits oneself, Providence moves all. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never
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