It takes many years, even decades, to become an ‘overnight success’. All the champions we look up to have been at their craft for years. They have put in their ‘10000 hours’ and then, everything they touch seems to turn to gold. If it seems like they are privileged or lucky, it is because fortune favours the brave, but more importantly, fortune favours the persistent. So the more you try and the more you put yourself out there in your work or craft, the more chances you create for the universe to make you ‘lucky’.
Serendipity is influenceable. It is directly proportional to two variables: the quantum of good work that you put out and the number of people you help.