A talent is the capacity to quickly apply information in performance and execution. We know how to accomplish something, and we can do it when the time comes. Luck has three distinct characteristics: it works for a person and/or organization, it may be good or bad, and it is fair to anticipate something else to have occurred. People often say that they were lucky because something happened to help them, usually at a time when there seemed to be no way out. Lucky people tend to believe that things will continue to go their way and that past events are indicators of future outcomes. If you ask someone who is not lucky if he is willing to change his situation, the answer you get most likely will be no. But if you ask the same person if he is willing to accept his current situation, the answer you get most likely will be yes. The more you focus on what you can control (your actions), the less room there is for chance to fail you. If you focus on all those things that you can't control, then you are making your life risky and uncertain. Of course, risk and uncertainty are associated with danger; but also with opportunity and growth. Luck favors the prepared mind. You are more likely to get what you want if you have considered possible consequences and planned ways to deal with them.