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People love to call it luck. But luck alone doesn’t build a £4.1bn business. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been told I was “in the right place at the right time.” There’s a sliver of truth in that. But it’s just that, a sliver. The real story involved: ✅ 40+ years of showing up. ✅ Thousands of tough calls. ✅ And a relentless focus on building something that lasts. Luck might open a door. But it’s your habits, your mindset, and your execution that get you through it. Here’s how you create your own luck in business: 1️⃣ Start fast, test early. ↳ Don’t wait for perfect. Launch, learn, and move. 2️⃣ Surround yourself with mentors. ↳ Coachment, a mix of coaching and mentoring, helped me avoid costly mistakes. 3️⃣ Obsess over your customer. ↳ HomeServe won because we made it easy for people to get the emergency home assistance they needed. 4️⃣ Stay in the game. ↳ Most “overnight successes” are 10–15 years in the making. Keep going. 5️⃣ Build a great team and treat them like owners. ↳ Shared success creates momentum you can’t fake. In the end, people only see the tip of the iceberg. They don’t see the decisions, the resilience, And the long hours it took to reach that level of success. Even if they call it luck once you get to the top, You'll know what it really took to get there. Do any of these points resonate with you? I'm keen to hear how you're creating your own luck in business. ♻️ Repost if you believe luck favours those who stick with it. And for more on building and scaling billion-pound businesses, Follow me Richard Harpin.
Discipline outperforms luck every time.
What looks like luck is usually years of persistence finally becoming visible to others.
Longevity, discipline, and customer obsession consistently outweigh “luck” when it comes to building enduring businesses.
Exactly, Success is like an iceberg, the visible wins are just the tip, while the long hours, failures, and effort stay hidden beneath.
Success is never just luck it’s persistence, focus and the people you surround yourself with.
People see the outcome and label it “luck,” but rarely notice the years of decisions and resilience behind it.
Absolutely, it's basically the end result. The tip of the spear. But what's behind, the years of grind, the nights, the struggle, that's in the shadows
So true. People see the outcome, not the decades of consistency behind it.
Powerful reminder, Richard Harpin 👏 Luck might open the first door, but it’s the discipline, customer obsession, and resilience that keep you in the room. Loved the point about 'overnight success' actually being 10–15 years of showing up — so true for entrepreneurs and small business owners. 🚀
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2moCalling it luck makes the journey sound effortless. The reality is decades of discipline and tough decisions.