In order to succeed some people rely on a good luck, even sometimes evoking for God’s blessing or other holly spirits to help them in their pursuit of success. Other people think that only hard work can lead them to achieving of their goals. In my view, both mentioned components, luck and hard work, are inseparable parts of success.
First and foremost, l absolutely agree with the statement that being at right place at right time can be very important for success. In other words, luck may play indispensable role for attaining someone purposes. For instance, I always keep in mind an example of my friend that perfectly illustrates the above-mentioned statement. During few months she tried to figure out what kind of job she would like to get according to her specialty, so she attended different job fairs, passed through numerous interviews that were like a torture to her. Unfortunately, she was still rejected or underappreciated. However, one day at the educational fair she met her old friend who advised her to apply for one exchange program in Europe and promised her to help to find a job there. It seemed like finally she was at right place and met a right person who helped her to succeed!
Nevertheless, good luck is just a part of success that should be also based on preliminary conducted hard work. There is a good quotation that supports this idea: «Perseverance is a hard work you do after you get tired of doing hard work you already did». In this sense hard work is a ground for a future success. Indeed, students usually get high grades if they studied hard. It is unlikely to become first-rated and find yourself among the cream of the crop without intensive and diligent learning. Similarly, a person usually becomes a head of department only after passing through previous positions and getting necessary experience for a higher appointment. In other words, it is unlikely to become successful in one day without tentative preparation.
Providing the aforementioned reasons and examples, we can draw a conclusion that pursuing of success is a process that involves both hard work and good luck. In essence, hard work creates necessary background for a future achievements, whereas good luck can spur a realization of them.