I’ve written in previous blogs how fortunate I feel my life has been, highlighted by a good, supportive family, good friends, and some wonderful opportunities that, for the most part, I’ve been able to take advantage of. Along the way, I’ve worked with some incredibly talented people, taken some fantastic trips and enjoyed relatively good health. Yes, very fortunate.

But none of that has prepared me for my latest stroke of good luck.

It seems that someone recently died –  and don’t get me wrong; I do feel bad about that – and, amazingly enough, this person had no beneficiaries, but did have $9.2 million in his/her bank account. I do not know the age of this person or gender, so will continue to refer to the deceased as he/she or his/her. I have been told that he/she was a “dead foreign customer,” however.

But all of that is really not so amazing when compared to the possibility that I may be in line for some (all?) of these funds. How could that be, you ask?

Well, it seems that an executive director (I’ll call him Ed, short for executive director) at this bank in question – and he did confide in me that it is a reputable bank – just so happened to come across my LinkedIn profile. And, apparently, my profile convinced Ed that I am a person to be trusted, someone he could confide this “confidential business suggestion to”! How could I not like this guy?

Now, I know I shouldn’t get too far ahead of myself. After all, he did say we still had to “discuss the modalities and the sharing percentage,” so I guess there’s a chance I may not wind up with all $9.2 million, but what the heck, I’ll even settle for half.

It may all come down to an assessment of modalities. And though not perfect, I would rate my modalities at least above average. However this plays out, you’ve got to admit that I have been one lucky guy!