When I hear the term “luck of the draw,” I can’t help but imagine an unfortunate soul sitting at a craps or roulette table in a casino, head in hands and slot machines ratcheting in the background.
We all have certain skills we’ve practiced over time that become like second nature. Those skills might involve a hobby we’ve gotten good at or an aptitude we have a proclivity towards; things that come natural to us.
For those of us who like a good mystery, engineering can be a fun and exciting field. It is not uncommon for existing conditions to come up that we didn’t plan for.
You can learn a lot from experience, even if you don’t realize it at the time. Many times, those experiences are the ones we remember and contribute to “aha” moments later in life.
There comes a time in life when we need to have uncomfortable conversations. Even when the topic is blatantly obvious, it can still be awkward and difficult to broach.