October 21, 2025 • 11 mins
Maurice Chism shares how diligent practice behind the scenes sets the stage for success. Discover how unseen preparation, often mistaken for luck, positions you for new opportunities. Learn to prepare effectively and stay ready for your next big step.
In This Episode:
00:00 Unseen Preparation: The Real ‘Luck’
03:38 The Power of Consistent Practice
06:26 Implementing Readiness: Strategies for Success
08:38 Embrace Growth from Every Opportunity
Key Takeaways:
Resources:
In This Episode:
00:00 Unseen Preparation: The Real ‘Luck’
03:38 The Power of Consistent Practice
06:26 Implementing Readiness: Strategies for Success
08:38 Embrace Growth from Every Opportunity
Key Takeaways:
- Prepare: Understand that perceived “luck” comes from unseen, consistent practice.
- Align: Recognize readiness as alignment, not random chance, for unexpected opportunities.
- Practice: Implement a “be ready” list to grow skills weekly and simulate real-world scenarios.
- Learn: Seek feedback from friends and mentors to refine your approach.
- Grow: View setbacks as chances for learning and improving.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Luck looks a lot like someone who's been practicing in
the dark.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Educate, empower, Enable, Impact. Thank you for tuning in to
That Will Never Work, an award winning podcast where we
share inspiring information and personal experiences related to business and
the entrepreneurial journey from those who are leaders in their
respective field. Now here's your host, author and business coach Maurice.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Hey, Hey, hey, everyone, Hey everyone, you heard the hook
looks a lot like someone who's been practicing in the dark.
And a lot of times, because we don't know what
people are doing behind the scenes, and assume that they
(01:01):
just had come out of nowhere, and just because we
might not have heard from them, heard about them, hear
of them, and it appears that they were a fresh
face and someone did something for them, and all these
things not understanding. Really really would it took for them
(01:28):
to get to that place? See what feels like luck
to others is usually the result of unseen preparation. See
when you're sharp, skilled and ready to serve, unexpected chances
don't catch you off guard. They confirm your readiness and
(01:50):
seeing you guess what, that's not luck, that's alignment. And
if you understood what it took for me to be
in this place today, The hours and hours of preparation
it took for me to be here today. My wife
(02:14):
can sit back and tell you how I was doing
my research first visually, and I'm gonna say visually because
I'm gonna use YouTube university. It took hours on top
of hours on top of hours of me looking up
(02:36):
videos and understanding what equipment I would like to use,
what I need to use to sound better, to look better,
to prepare better, in order for me to take less
moments or opportunities of clicking a button here or there,
and maybe less time of editing or whatever it might
(02:57):
have been.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
And so when it comes to.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Opportunities or moments for me to do a podcast episode
or whatever it is, I can knock it out without
a whole lot of rigamarole, if you will. So that
was one thing that I had done. Another thing I
had done was I listened to and I spoke to
quite a few individuals about what they were using, how
(03:27):
they were using it, and I was able to compose
a list of all the above, how what they did,
didn't do all that type of stuff.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
And then what happened is.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
You start to practice for myself anyway, this is what
I had done. I started to practice speaking, I started
to practice monologuing. I started to practice composing. I started
to practice writing down topics and titles. I started to
(04:07):
practice writing down hashtags and descriptions. I started to practice
all those things. And as you're practicing those things, even
when someone else isn't looking, even when you don't have
an interview, even when where you're not.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Recording. So I give you an example.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
So most of you who's been following me, my real season,
which I have started to develop, was my season that
for all the podcasts are really from February until November. Now,
in some cases, sometimes certain situations they've differed, they've you know,
pused some minus or whatever it might have been. So
(04:55):
but in those times that December and January where I
I am not airing an episode per se, is when
I am sitting back practicing what I need to do.
I'm sitting back and understanding that in order for me
(05:16):
to get to the next place, I need to make
sure that the next season is aligned with our desire outcomes,
that they are aligned with our mission and our vision,
that we are aligned with what feedback we have gotten
over this past season, that we are aligned with what
(05:36):
we need.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
As well as individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
So let's understand that when you are sharp, when you're skilled,
when you're ready to serve, when you are ready to
do what needs to happen, that when opportunities come up,
you're not really caught off guard. When it's time for
you to sit down and do a podcasts episode, or
(06:02):
it's time for you to sit down and consult an organization,
when it's time for you to sit down and create
a PowerPoint presentation, when it's time for you to sit
down and write out your put together your pitch deck
or whatever it might be, take a class, take your test,
or whatever it is that guess what you have to
be ready in those situations? And what do you, Maurice,
(06:28):
what do you mean by ready? So here's some ways
to implement this idea. So if you kind of keep
a be ready list, right, so I need you to
sit down and identify areas that you want to grow
in and practice them at least weekly.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
You could try it daily, but give yourself weekly.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Put yourself on the hook for once a week at
least to accomplish these moments of practice. Even if there's
no immediate opportunity. You can't be in a position where
you're caught off guard or you sometimes we are, but
try not to be. And then as you have done that,
(07:15):
now I would like for you to simulate those opportunities.
I want you to simulate these role play interviews. I
want you to simulate having to create the pitches and
now you have to present the pitch. You know, I
would like to simulate these opportunities where you are sitting
(07:38):
behind the microphone and you're preparing yourself and you need
to hit your intro button, your ultro button, maybe a
quick interview or a quick snippet or a sound effect
or whatever it like. Simulate these moments so that way,
when it's time for you to produce the show, it's
not that hard. And whenever you get a chance, you know,
(08:02):
sit down with your friends or your mentors, so you
can be ready when those real doors open, that you're
really really comfortable in that moment that when it's time
for you to now talk to your mentor and the
(08:25):
one that mentors them and they want you to do
a presentation, you need to sit down and give your
thirty second pitch.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
You're ready.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
So again, Luck looks a lot like someone who's been
practicing in the dark. Because guess what you have been
and that's how you're going to be successful. I need
you to write it out, I need you to role
play it out, I need you to imagine yourself in
(08:59):
that place or that space. Is never too early. It's
definitely never too late. And that moment where you feel
like it's late, it is because when that opportunity presented itself,
you weren't ready. Well, guess what, here's the situation. Now
(09:21):
you've had that opportunity. All you have is that the
opportunity to grow from it. Take a look at what
you might have done, or what you feel like you've
done incorrectly for that individual to say I'll pass on
you or whatever it is, and guess what, that's fine
(09:43):
because that opportunity may not been for you on his face,
but it was an opportunity for you to grow from it.
So keep practicing, keep putting in the hard work. When
it's time for you to do that presentation, when it's
time for you to pitch, when it's time for you
to talk to your employees and your staff, and now
(10:07):
you need to galvanize the troops. If you will, you
put yourself in that position prior to so that way,
the luck looks like you've been practicing what people uppear
to think and say and feel towards you. In that moment,
(10:27):
they know that you were ready and you were born
ready for that. We'll talk a little bit later.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Thanks for listening. Follow Maurice Chisholm on social media to
stay connected and check back weekly for new episodes until
next time. That will never work, or will it
Luck looks a lot like someone who's been practicing in
the dark.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Educate, empower, Enable, Impact. Thank you for tuning in to
That Will Never Work, an award winning podcast where we
share inspiring information and personal experiences related to business and
the entrepreneurial journey from those who are leaders in their
respective field. Now here's your host, author and business coach Maurice.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Hey, Hey, hey, everyone, Hey everyone, you heard the hook
looks a lot like someone who's been practicing in the dark.
And a lot of times, because we don't know what
people are doing behind the scenes, and assume that they
(01:01):
just had come out of nowhere, and just because we
might not have heard from them, heard about them, hear
of them, and it appears that they were a fresh
face and someone did something for them, and all these
things not understanding. Really really would it took for them
(01:28):
to get to that place? See what feels like luck
to others is usually the result of unseen preparation. See
when you're sharp, skilled and ready to serve, unexpected chances
don't catch you off guard. They confirm your readiness and
(01:50):
seeing you guess what, that's not luck, that's alignment. And
if you understood what it took for me to be
in this place today, The hours and hours of preparation
it took for me to be here today. My wife
(02:14):
can sit back and tell you how I was doing
my research first visually, and I'm gonna say visually because
I'm gonna use YouTube university. It took hours on top
of hours on top of hours of me looking up
(02:36):
videos and understanding what equipment I would like to use,
what I need to use to sound better, to look better,
to prepare better, in order for me to take less
moments or opportunities of clicking a button here or there,
and maybe less time of editing or whatever it might
(02:57):
have been.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
And so when it comes to.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Opportunities or moments for me to do a podcast episode
or whatever it is, I can knock it out without
a whole lot of rigamarole, if you will. So that
was one thing that I had done. Another thing I
had done was I listened to and I spoke to
quite a few individuals about what they were using, how
(03:27):
they were using it, and I was able to compose
a list of all the above, how what they did,
didn't do all that type of stuff.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
And then what happened is.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
You start to practice for myself anyway, this is what
I had done. I started to practice speaking, I started
to practice monologuing. I started to practice composing. I started
to practice writing down topics and titles. I started to
(04:07):
practice writing down hashtags and descriptions. I started to practice
all those things. And as you're practicing those things, even
when someone else isn't looking, even when you don't have
an interview, even when where you're not.
Speaker 3 (04:27):
Recording. So I give you an example.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
So most of you who's been following me, my real season,
which I have started to develop, was my season that
for all the podcasts are really from February until November. Now,
in some cases, sometimes certain situations they've differed, they've you know,
pused some minus or whatever it might have been. So
(04:55):
but in those times that December and January where I
I am not airing an episode per se, is when
I am sitting back practicing what I need to do.
I'm sitting back and understanding that in order for me
(05:16):
to get to the next place, I need to make
sure that the next season is aligned with our desire outcomes,
that they are aligned with our mission and our vision,
that we are aligned with what feedback we have gotten
over this past season, that we are aligned with what
(05:36):
we need.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
As well as individuals.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
So let's understand that when you are sharp, when you're skilled,
when you're ready to serve, when you are ready to
do what needs to happen, that when opportunities come up,
you're not really caught off guard. When it's time for
you to sit down and do a podcasts episode, or
(06:02):
it's time for you to sit down and consult an organization,
when it's time for you to sit down and create
a PowerPoint presentation, when it's time for you to sit
down and write out your put together your pitch deck
or whatever it might be, take a class, take your test,
or whatever it is that guess what you have to
be ready in those situations? And what do you, Maurice,
(06:28):
what do you mean by ready? So here's some ways
to implement this idea. So if you kind of keep
a be ready list, right, so I need you to
sit down and identify areas that you want to grow
in and practice them at least weekly.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
You could try it daily, but give yourself weekly.
Speaker 1 (06:49):
Put yourself on the hook for once a week at
least to accomplish these moments of practice. Even if there's
no immediate opportunity. You can't be in a position where
you're caught off guard or you sometimes we are, but
try not to be. And then as you have done that,
(07:15):
now I would like for you to simulate those opportunities.
I want you to simulate these role play interviews. I
want you to simulate having to create the pitches and
now you have to present the pitch. You know, I
would like to simulate these opportunities where you are sitting
(07:38):
behind the microphone and you're preparing yourself and you need
to hit your intro button, your ultro button, maybe a
quick interview or a quick snippet or a sound effect
or whatever it like. Simulate these moments so that way,
when it's time for you to produce the show, it's
not that hard. And whenever you get a chance, you know,
(08:02):
sit down with your friends or your mentors, so you
can be ready when those real doors open, that you're
really really comfortable in that moment that when it's time
for you to now talk to your mentor and the
(08:25):
one that mentors them and they want you to do
a presentation, you need to sit down and give your
thirty second pitch.
Speaker 3 (08:35):
You're ready.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
So again, Luck looks a lot like someone who's been
practicing in the dark. Because guess what you have been
and that's how you're going to be successful. I need
you to write it out, I need you to role
play it out, I need you to imagine yourself in
(08:59):
that place or that space. Is never too early. It's
definitely never too late. And that moment where you feel
like it's late, it is because when that opportunity presented itself,
you weren't ready. Well, guess what, here's the situation. Now
(09:21):
you've had that opportunity. All you have is that the
opportunity to grow from it. Take a look at what
you might have done, or what you feel like you've
done incorrectly for that individual to say I'll pass on
you or whatever it is, and guess what, that's fine
(09:43):
because that opportunity may not been for you on his face,
but it was an opportunity for you to grow from it.
So keep practicing, keep putting in the hard work. When
it's time for you to do that presentation, when it's
time for you to pitch, when it's time for you
to talk to your employees and your staff, and now
(10:07):
you need to galvanize the troops. If you will, you
put yourself in that position prior to so that way,
the luck looks like you've been practicing what people uppear
to think and say and feel towards you. In that moment,
(10:27):
they know that you were ready and you were born
ready for that. We'll talk a little bit later.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Thanks for listening. Follow Maurice Chisholm on social media to
stay connected and check back weekly for new episodes until
next time. That will never work, or will it
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