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Fortune vs. Luck, and Why It Matters | Dr. Tina Seelig

1 h 13 min · 22. juli 2026
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What if the story you keep telling about yourself is the only thing standing between you and everything you want? You will hear the real difference between fortune and luck, and why one of them is completely in your control. Dr. Tina Seelig, a Stanford professor and neuroscientist, breaks down the framework from her book What I Wish I Knew About Luck and explains why the wind of opportunity might be blowing right past you. Tina grew up terrified of things most people never think twice about. She rebuilt her entire risk profile from scratch, one uncomfortable moment at a time. As did Lewis. You will learn why the words other people say about you can become a program running your whole life, and how to finally overwrite it. This conversation will make you rethink every excuse you have ever made for staying small. Tina's Website [https://tinaseeligauthor.com/] Tina on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaseelig/] What I Wish I Knew About Luck: A Crash Course on Turning Aspirations into Achievements * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4oCHePe] * Audiobook [https://apple.co/4fPilxn] Creativity Rules: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World – A Stanford Guide to Innovation and Entrepreneurship * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4oCHxcQ] inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity – A Stanford Guide Demystifying Innovation for Business Leaders * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4xSBlSi] What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 - 10th Anniversary Edition: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4xI1YJy] * Audiobook [https://apple.co/4ehTxgi] In this episode you will: * Discover the real difference between fortune and luck, and which one you actually control * Learn the Risk-O-Meter framework for expanding your comfort zone in every area of life * Uncover how the stories you tell about yourself quietly shape the opportunities you see * Overcome the fear of asking for help using Tina's framework for making people want to say yes * Build the daily habits that compound into extraordinary luck over time For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1957 [https://lewishowes.com/1957] More SOG episodes we think you’ll love! [https://lewishowes.com/more] Get More From Lewis! [https://lewishowes.com/follow] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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episode Fortune vs. Luck, and Why It Matters | Dr. Tina Seelig artwork

Fortune vs. Luck, and Why It Matters | Dr. Tina Seelig

What if the story you keep telling about yourself is the only thing standing between you and everything you want? You will hear the real difference between fortune and luck, and why one of them is completely in your control. Dr. Tina Seelig, a Stanford professor and neuroscientist, breaks down the framework from her book What I Wish I Knew About Luck and explains why the wind of opportunity might be blowing right past you. Tina grew up terrified of things most people never think twice about. She rebuilt her entire risk profile from scratch, one uncomfortable moment at a time. As did Lewis. You will learn why the words other people say about you can become a program running your whole life, and how to finally overwrite it. This conversation will make you rethink every excuse you have ever made for staying small. Tina's Website [https://tinaseeligauthor.com/] Tina on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaseelig/] What I Wish I Knew About Luck: A Crash Course on Turning Aspirations into Achievements * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4oCHePe] * Audiobook [https://apple.co/4fPilxn] Creativity Rules: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and into the World – A Stanford Guide to Innovation and Entrepreneurship * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4oCHxcQ] inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity – A Stanford Guide Demystifying Innovation for Business Leaders * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4xSBlSi] What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 - 10th Anniversary Edition: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World * Amazon [https://amzn.to/4xI1YJy] * Audiobook [https://apple.co/4ehTxgi] In this episode you will: * Discover the real difference between fortune and luck, and which one you actually control * Learn the Risk-O-Meter framework for expanding your comfort zone in every area of life * Uncover how the stories you tell about yourself quietly shape the opportunities you see * Overcome the fear of asking for help using Tina's framework for making people want to say yes * Build the daily habits that compound into extraordinary luck over time For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1957 [https://lewishowes.com/1957] More SOG episodes we think you’ll love! [https://lewishowes.com/more] Get More From Lewis! [https://lewishowes.com/follow] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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