Luck does play a huge role in whatever field you're practicing, whether that's medicine, acting, singing; but the way you make luck work for you is you constantly put yourself in a position to get lucky.
Being self-made means putting yourself in position to help others put themselves in position to be successful.
It's how I was raised. My parents put me in a nice position, but that's all it is - a nice position. You've got to put in the work. You've got to humble yourself.
Never put yourself in a position that will put yourself at risk if you make the wrong decision. We spent cash on everything. It's fashionable to make 'bet the company' decisions, but don't do it.
When you put yourself out there, you're putting yourself in the position to make a mistake.
As an actor, you ask yourself what you can do to put yourself in a position where you can play that role.
You never want to put yourself in a position where you can bring negativity to yourself or the organization and your teammates.
And understandably so, that when you're in legal jeopardy, you really cannot put yourself in a position to open yourself up to the media.
When you have more respect for yourself and put yourself in a position where you feel your sense of value or worth, that's how you know you're on the right path.
Who asks who out on the date? Who's supposed to pay for dinner? Who chooses where you go? Both partners should be involved in these discussions. If we want to be treated as equals, don't put yourself in a position where you set yourself up to not be equal.
You have to be willing to put yourself in position for good things to happen
You want to put yourself in the best position to try and win.
Caring comes from being able to put yourself in the position of the other person.
You never want to put yourself in that position where you don't control your own destiny.
I went to business school so what they teach you in business school was that success is about positioning yourself to get lucky. It's not just about how hard you work. It is also about a little bit of luck. To position yourself to catch the luck when it comes.
People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.