Prager University: Why Bad Luck is Really Good!

Tom Stark May 26, 2018

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Very few of us are really lucky…like winning the lottery or being born into a rich family. Most of us are born into average families fraught with all the foibles and shortcomings of many other families. No, they may not be the same foibles, but does it really matter? What really counts in the results we pull from our lives is how much of ourselves we put into it. We are all unique and are all gifted with talents. What we do with those talents will be what makes you successful. There’s a difference, after all, between successful and lucky. But why is bad luck good? Take a few minutes to find out.

Tom Stark’s career began with Air Force service, including a year in Thailand and Vietnam, and progressed through a variety of manufacturing and service positions to Manager of Security, Safety, and Transportation for the Orange County (FL) Convention Center. He graduated from Barry University in 1994 and soon after embarked on a second career building custom furniture as an entrepreneur for the last 20 years. He unsuccessfully ran as a Tea Party candidate in the 2010 Congressional race (WV-01). Tom currently writes and advocates for smaller more prudent and less intrusive government, strengthening families and protecting life while building free market principles that make America stronger. He is now 70, retired, and residing with his wife in Weston, West Virginia.