Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

changing your behavior—in this case, how I dressed—changes everything without your saying a word. It’s a lesson that I’ve used many times in my life.

“You never know your good breaks from your bad ones.”

“We’re all living in cages with the door wide open.” That was me until I realized I had the power—and the responsibility—to set myself free. To step out of the cage of whatever I’d experienced in the past, to think for myself, and to believe in my choices.

I concentrate on what’s in front of me and work hard because I love what I do, and I have fun doing it. And then I leave the door open, so I’ll be ready when the luck happens.