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The Ed Mylett Show · August 11, 2026 · 49m

John Morgan: Life is Luck

John Morgan

John Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan, the largest personal injury law firm in the U.S., joins Ed Mylett to discuss how the most successful people engineer luck. He breaks down a three-type luck framework, explains his "bullets before bombs" approach to risk, and argues that the best investment is the business you build yourself. The conversation also covers what stagecoach companies got wrong about the train, why hunger can't be taught, and how AI is already affecting his businesses.

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The Stagecoach and the Train
Morgan uses the historical example of stagecoach companies that failed to see the railroad coming as an urgent warning for business owners today.
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Highlights

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The Three Types of Luck
John Morgan outlines three types of luck, arguing that two of them are entirely within your control rather than purely random chance.
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Bullets Before Bombs
John Morgan describes a framework for taking incremental, low-cost risks (bullets) before committing massive resources to a single big bet (bombs).
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The Best Stock Market You'll Ever Invest In
Morgan states that the best stock market you'll ever invest in is the one you're building yourself—your own business.
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You Can't Teach Hungry
The single trait that separates success from mediocrity is an innate drive that can't be instilled—hunger.
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