How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig

Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Stanford Professor Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind—constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, she says you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, she says the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live.

Her new book What I Wish I Knew About Luck is filled with memorable examples, personal anecdotes, and behavioral science research. You will learn:

• how to stay steady in turbulent waters
• how to sail past your limits
• how to see problems as opportunities
• how to build ladders to larger wins
• how to clear clutter on your path to success
• how to turn setbacks into stepping stones
• how luck is amplified over the course of a lifetime

With her expertise on leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, Dr. Seelig shares her ideas on how to see and seize opportunities, especially those hidden in plain sight. Opportunities are everywhere, waiting to be discovered!

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SPEAKERS

Tina Seelig, Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University, and Director Emerita of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Author, What I Wish I Knew About Luck

Moderator: TBA

5 p.m. doors open & check-in
5:30–6:30 p.m. program
6:30 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)

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