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What’s Luck Got to Do With It?

What’s Luck Got to Do With It?

Playing to Win in the Game of Love

At the age of thirty, I was starting over in the dating world, and looking for the total package: someone smart, pretty, easy to be around, and definitely someone with whom I would have great chemistry. That’s a tall order, even under the best circumstances. But when you’re running two companies, and have next to no free time? Practically impossible! So I decided it was time to use my aptitude for innovation on a totally new subject: myself.

A Year of Insanity

By the time I hit my early 30’s, I had been living in New York City for my entire life. The years had been full of highs and lows, both personal and in business. There was my father’s passing, when I was only a kid. My mom’s struggle with chronic health conditions and building a business to support us. The typical ups and downs of middle school and high school. Falling in love with nightlife at the very young age of 14, and staying in love with it through high school, college, and beyond. Working like crazy to get into med school, only to realize that it wasn’t for me, and dropping out to join the dot com boom (and bust). And of course, the all-consuming task of building Joonbug into a juggernaut that effectively brought the nightlife industry into the digital age.

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I Gotto Play Lotto

I Gotto Play Lotto

You’re more likely to be struck by lightning. You’re more likely to be eaten by sharks. You’re more likely to score a royal flush in your first hand of poker. And on and on it goes. Basically, it’s scientifically proven that playing the lottery is a waste of money. So... why do it?

Every week, I play the lottery, and I have for years. I don’t plan on breaking this habit, either, even though I know that it’s essentially statistically impossible for me to win, and so the $2 I spend is a loss from the get-go. I’ve gotten some strange looks from friends and others when they find out I play or notice the tickets in my wallet. People are often surprised, and in some cases, disapproving-- playing the lottery has something of a taboo about it!

But for me, it’s not about the odds that I might not win-- it’s about the fact that I definitely can’t win if I don’t play. Let me explain ….