Why Some People Seem Lucky

Why luck isn’t random—and how to recognize the opportunities right in front of you.

Sometimes you only recognize a dream once you’re standing inside it.

For me, that moment came in a clay-dusted studio outside San Miguel de Allende, watching expert hands shape earth into something beautiful. Sun poured through open windows, catching the dust in the air and painting the kilns in golden light. I wandered among shelves lined with unfinished pieces, my imagination sparking with a dozen possibilities. It felt like stepping into the vision I’d been carrying quietly all year—a dinnerware collection that was still just sketches and “what ifs” in my notebook.

But let’s back up—because although it was a “pinch me” moment, it didn’t come out of nowhere. A few months earlier, it began with something far less romantic: a Zoom call.