People want to help you succeed

A community forum for engaging with lady luck

Welcome to the most magical part of our community.

I’ve written several times about the power of serendipity, and how luck plays such an essential role in our lives. But there’s a catch.

In order for you to take advantage of that luck, you must engage with it. You must put yourself, out into the world. This takes courage, and vulnerability, but ultimately the rewards are well worth the effort.

Simply put, you can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket.

I’ve hosted over 50 startup events in San Francisco, and I’ve seen serendipity run wild. I’ve seen people meet their co-founder, I’ve seen entrepreneurs raise $10,000,000 on an introduction, I’ve seen people get hired, and even watched the beginnings of romantic relationships form.

It is truly remarkable what can happen when you leave the safety of your world, and venture into the unknown. When you toss your dreams to the ether, and wait as the bubbling caldron of luck summons a response.

The reality is people want to help people.

I’m not sure if it’s an ego thing, or a power thing, or just simply kindness. But I’ve seen strangers go out of their way, and move mountains, for people they’ve barely met.

It’s irrational, it doesn’t quite make sense, yet it happens every day.

But no one is coming in to save the day, if you’re needs aren’t known. The people who are most willing to help you, can’t read your mind.

That’s why I created a space for us to do just that. This is a space where we shout our desires out into the ether, and patiently wait for lady luck to respond.

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Here’s how you can engage with this post, and get exactly what you’ve been looking for!

1. Introduce yourself. People love helping people, not businesses. Therefore, the more personal your introduction, the better.

2. Ask for what you’re looking for. No need to beat around the bush, just throw it right out there. Be specific in your ask. Once you’ve formulated what you want, and you think you’re ready to hit submit, I challenge you to be even more specific. Leave nothing up to chance, or mind reading.

3. Offer something to the world. What’s something you’re good at, something uniquely you. Something that you would gladly help a stranger with on their journey through life. The best way to think about this is to imagine yourself two years ago. What were your biggest problems then? What information did you need, what skills, or what connections? Imagine helping the younger version of yourself. Articulate that offer for the world.

All you need to do is post that in a comment below….and wait.

Maybe you get a response in 16 seconds, maybe you get a response in 16 months (I’ll do my best to make sure it’s closer to the former than the latter). Either way, you’ll have put your ask and offer out into the world.

You’ll have engaged with luck.
—Zac

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P.S. Just click the button below, leave a request, and watch as the kindness of strangers works its magic ✨