How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
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Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Stanford Professor Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind—constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, she says you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, she says the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live.
Her new book What I Wish I Knew About Luck is filled with memorable examples, personal anecdotes, and behavioral science research. You will learn:
how to stay steady in turbulent waters
how to sail past your limits
how to see problems as opportunities
how to build ladders to larger wins
how to clear clutter on your path to success
how to turn setbacks into stepping stones
how luck is amplified over the course of a lifetime
With her expertise on leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, Dr. Seelig shares her ideas on how to see and seize opportunities, especially those hidden in plain sight. Opportunities are everywhere, waiting to be discovered!
April 29, 2026
Speakers
Tina Seelig
Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University, and Director Emerita of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Author, What I Wish I Knew About Luck
In Conversation With Liz Wiseman
CEO, Wiseman Group
Seelig photo by Micaela Go; courtesy of the speaker.
Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers and not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs.
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How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig
Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
3,607 views
Much of what we call luck is the result of deliberate actions and consistent efforts. As Stanford Professor Tina Seelig shared in her popular TED Talk, luck is like the wind—constantly blowing, often unpredictable, and always in motion. To catch the winds of luck, she says you need to construct your sail by doing the internal work that sets the stage for success; recruit your crew by bringing others along; and hoist your sail by acting in ways that lead you closer to your goals. With these practical tools in hand, she says the winds of luck carry you toward the future you dream to live.
Her new book What I Wish I Knew About Luck is filled with memorable examples, personal anecdotes, and behavioral science research. You will learn:
how to stay steady in turbulent waters
how to sail past your limits
how to see problems as opportunities
how to build ladders to larger wins
how to clear clutter on your path to success
how to turn setbacks into stepping stones
how luck is amplified over the course of a lifetime
With her expertise on leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, Dr. Seelig shares her ideas on how to see and seize opportunities, especially those hidden in plain sight. Opportunities are everywhere, waiting to be discovered!
April 29, 2026
Speakers
Tina Seelig
Executive Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Stanford University, and Director Emerita of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program; Author, What I Wish I Knew About Luck
In Conversation With Liz Wiseman
CEO, Wiseman Group
Seelig photo by Micaela Go; courtesy of the speaker.
Commonwealth Club World Affairs is a public forum. Any views expressed in our programs are those of the speakers and not of Commonwealth Club World Affairs.