¡Éxito!

21:58 Sep 7, 2014 

Wishing good luck among artists in Spanish is actually considered of bad luck. Yes, the word used is 'merde'. "Mucha merde".

21:47 Sep 7, 2014 

Go for it . . . See you at the top . . . Get er done! . . . Piece of Cake .

20:51 Sep 7, 2014 

To sound natural, I would say "All the best,". However, if you're truly trying to avoid luck I found the phrase "Continued success," as a generic parting phrase.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parting_phrase

22:43 Sep 6, 2014 

;-)

22:35 Sep 6, 2014 

I was rather startled to read this:

"Among professional dancers, the traditional saying is not "break a leg," but "merde"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_a_leg#Traditional_Theory

19:03 Sep 6, 2014 

I'm afraid if anybody wishes me good luck I just smile and say 'Yes'. Anyone who has worked in the 'mundillo' of show business will know that if a person says 'Good luck' and the other person thanks them, it means just the opposite. Although I have to admit that people who work in the theatrical world tend to be very superstitious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical_superstitions

18:49 Sep 6, 2014 

Charles and Phil. Happy Weekend to all!

18:02 Sep 6, 2014 

I think there's a cultural mismatch here. It's actually very difficult to think of a natural valediction in English that wishes someone success without invoking luck. You might like to consider the following comment on the expression "Good luck!" in the Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook (which bears out what Phil has said):

"Saying "Good luck!" is a common way to wish someone success in any endeavor or effort. For example, a person might say "Good luck on your exam" or "Good luck in your new job." In some cultures, wishing people good luck is a bit insulting because it implies that their skills or intelligence are not adequate, and therefore they need luck to succeed. But in American English, saying good luck is like saying, "I wish you much success; I wish you well."
http://books.google.es/books?id=m7le7O8KAEwC&pg=PT230&lpg=PT...

17:52 Sep 6, 2014 

"Good luck" isn't really the same as "suerte". It also means "I hope you do well" - for example you might say it to a runner at the beginning of a race, where success depends largely on skill, not luck. So I think it's a perfectly good translation for "Exito".

16:37 Sep 6, 2014 

Sé que las expresiones de despedida comunes en inglés son "Good luck", "Best of luck!", "Break a leg!", "I’ll cross my fingers (for you)!", "I wish you (all) the best" pero en todas ellas está en mayor o menor medida el factor "suerte", lo cual, justamente, quiero evitar.

Recalcando, busco expresiones naturales en inglés que tengan el matiz motivacional, emprendedor y dinámico de "éxito" en contraposición al aleatorio, incontrolable y pasivo factor de "suerte".