{"id":15646,"date":"2021-05-31T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=15646"},"modified":"2021-06-01T06:30:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:30:49","slug":"chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=15646","title":{"rendered":"Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15647\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=15647\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D.jpeg?fit=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"510,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1329462556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D.jpeg?fit=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D.jpeg?resize=378%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15647\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D.jpeg?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/512DD325-D94A-4582-963F-0113132DDA9D.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI worked hard and I\u2019ve got some talent, but there are a lot of hard-working, talented people out there. There was an element of chance to it, this element of serendipity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barak Obama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Quoted in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thanks-Thousand-A-J-Jacobs-audiobook\/dp\/B07FK3QFTH\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F871666IQK0B&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=thanks+a+thousand&amp;qid=1619387549&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=Thanks+a+Thousand%2Caps%2C210&amp;sr=1-1\">Thanks a Thousand<\/a> by A.J. Jacobs<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI worked hard and I\u2019ve got some talent, but there are a lot of hard-working, talented people out there. There was an element of chance to it, this element of serendipity.\u201d Barak Obama Quoted in Thanks a Thousand by A.J. 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