In this life you get out what you put in, right? That seems like Day One karmic thought.
If you’re willing to put in work, you’ll get results. As you get results, you’ll see opportunities increase and positive outcomes will flow from that until you’re on top of the world in all the manners you seek.
If you agree with that notion, take a look at UFC on FOX 21 and reconsider. The top of that card cares not for your understandings of karma or of balancing work and rewards.
In the main event, Demain Maia, he of the late-career resurgence built on mauling people with unmatched jiu-jitsu prowess, will battle Carlos Condit in a fight that might guarantee a title shot, but might not.