“If you ever have to choose between hard work and luck, choose luck. But remember... Luck doesn’t like a schmo.” - Joseph Rosenblatt

Trust in Luck

My grandfather, Joseph Rosenblatt, was a great influence on me through my whole life. He flew around the world to be there for my birth and he died on the night we brought our first son home from the hospital after he was born.

I believe we were connected at a soul level.

One day, a few years before he died, I was sitting with him and my sister in their TV room, when out of the blue he shared this bit of wisdom with us:

“If you ever  have to choose  between  hard work and luck, choose luck.  But remember... Luck doesn’t like a schmo.” - Joseph Rosenblatt

 

“Luck Doesn’t Like a Schmo”

It’s something I’ve never forgotten. In fact, it’s a core element of my philosophy in life.

 

 

3 comments

  1. I remember the year he died, as you were really open about how it affected you.

    Sinatra–not a schmoe…

  2. Curiosity–is there a reason that you use Captcha and not ReCaptcha?

    http://www.google.com/recaptcha

    Or do you already use ReCaptcha, and my eyes are going bad?