Today is January 5 and the Navigate the Chaos question is "How often do you allow serendipity in your life?" Serendipity is defined as the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Researchers Deborah G. Betsworth and Jo-Ida C. Hansen asked 237 adults if their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. The results indicated that 63 percent of men and 57 percent of women felt that their careers were influenced by serendipitous events. As scientist Luis Echegoyen said “Serendipity is the norm.”