Good afternoon, everyone. I'm back with you to share my new story. It's about Dennis. He's a sound mixer. Something happened to him because of one of his bad habits. Do you want to know what happened? Well, if you're interested, I'll tell you in a few moments. I hope you enjoy it. With that said, let's begin.

Dennis is what you'd call a lucky guy. He's very careless and doesn't take important jobs seriously enough. But to everyone's surprise, almost everything he does turns out well. He works as a sound mixer for parties and big concerts. He also does DJ work in his free time. Many times he's arrived late to gigs or very stressed, even drunk, and everything has gone smoothly. Those in his inner circle who know him are amazed at how he manages to make things work, no matter how careless he is. That's why he's considered a lucky guy.

Dennis himself doesn't consider himself lucky; he thinks it's all down to his skill. And in a way, he's right. He has many years of experience in this profession and knows how to do his job very well. So he thinks that if he's been successful, it's not thanks to luck, but because he's put in the effort. For this reason, he tends to be very confident in what he does. He loves doing things his way, regardless of whether he's under a deadline. He had never had a bad experience at work, so he wasn't too worried about what might happen; he trusted that his skill would always get him out of trouble.

But overconfidence is a bad thing, and when you cross the line, things can happen that you later regret. Dennis learned this the hard way. A singer wanted to give a live concert for his fans. And since Dennis had a good reputation in the industry for always doing a good job, he was hired. The singer didn't know that Dennis was a bit lazy and had a tendency to leave everything to the last minute. So, perhaps by sheer luck, they gave him this job for that day. This job was different from the others because this wasn't just any singer; he was coming from another country to sing for his local fans, so there was a lot of excitement involved, and money.

Dennis was tasked with preparing the sound mixes for the event. He just had to arrange the songs and then mix them with effects. It sounded easy, and he had done it dozens of times before. The event was in a month, so there would be plenty of time to do everything. The singer had also detailed how he wanted the songs to be in order, so rehearsals wouldn't even be necessary. Besides, Dennis's experience worked in his favor. He had plenty of time to prepare everything, so he didn't attach much importance to it at the moment.

Meanwhile, Dennis started procrastinating, letting time slip away. He said things turned out better under pressure. His way of seeing things was literally different from everyone else's. With just under three weeks to go, he went to the beach for a relaxing vacation, and between beers and rum, the days flew by. He usually turned off his phone so no one would bother him. But at the same time, this prevented his colleagues from warning him that time was running out. After he returned from his vacation, some colleagues went to see him at his apartment. They were scared and hysterical about all the time he had wasted at the beach. He hadn't even set foot in the editing studio to check the mixes.

But he reassured them, telling them to remember how many times he had done the same thing and it always turned out well; there was no reason it would go wrong. He also reminded them that they called him the lucky guy, and he hadn't earned that nickname for nothing. After those words, they calmed down, but they were still nervous because the singer demanded perfection and didn't want anything to go wrong. With less than four days to go, Dennis still hadn't done anything. His friends, thinking that with so little time left, he would at least have done something on his computer at home. But he still hadn't done a thing. On the last day, he went out partying with his brother. He spent the whole night at a club and drank a lot of alcohol.

The next day, he woke up at home lying in bed, not even knowing how he'd gotten there. His brother had driven him. He spent the whole day with a hangover, and around 3 p.m., he was feeling better. Suddenly, his coworkers came to pick him up, and he asked them, through his dark circles, what they wanted. They started laughing because they thought he was joking. They told him it was for the concert. Then he understood everything: he had procrastinated to the max, and now the concert was just hours away, and he still hadn't done a thing. But Ron wasn't discouraged; he'd done this before, so he was confident his skill, or perhaps luck, would help him this time. So they all piled into the car and headed out to the concert.

When they arrived at the concert, Dennis started working at full speed, barely looking at the keys. But in less than an hour, everything was ready. He had worked incredibly fast, but this time, for some reason, he had a bad feeling. The concert began, and the music started. The singer began to sing and asked them to start the sound mixing and effects. The first few songs were good, so everything seemed perfect. But then everything started to go wrong. The effects didn't match the songs, the music was at the wrong volume, and the mixes weren't arranged as the singer had requested. As a result, the concert had to end early, and Dennis's reputation was tarnished.

He had left too much to chance, and this time it failed him. For the first time, he recognized the dangers of leaving everything to the last minute. If he wants to recover his reputation and reach his former level, he must strive to change, but it depends on him. For now, he's just a guy, but no longer a lucky one.

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