How to be lucky

  • Unlucky people often fail to follow their intuition when making a choice, whereas lucky people tend to respect hunches. Lucky people are interested in how they both think and feel about the various options, rather than simply looking at the rational side of the situation. I think this helps them because gut feelings act as an alarm bell - a reason to consider a decision carefully.
  • Unlucky people tend to be creatures of routine. They tend to take the same route to and from work and talk to the same types of people at parties. In contrast, many lucky people try to introduce variety into their lives. For example, one person described how he thought of a colour before arriving at a party and then introduced himself to people wearing that colour. This kind of behaviour boosts the likelihood of chance opportunities by introducing variety.
  • Lucky people tend to see the positive side of their ill fortune. They imagine how things could have been worse. In one interview, a lucky volunteer arrived with his leg in a plaster cast and described how he had fallen down a flight of stairs. I asked him whether he still felt lucky and he cheerfully explained that he felt luckier than before. As he pointed out, he could have broken his neck.

I think it just comes down to attitude. If you wake up everyday thinking it is going to be a crappy unlucky day, it probably will be a crappy day. However, if you wake up and look for some good (luck), you will likely find it as well.

6 comments

Oct 13, 2009
bleroy said...
While having a good attitude definitely helps achieving results, believing you can't fail if you have such an attitude is plain superstition. The very words "lucky" and "unlucky" are labels that tend to lock people into the opinion they and people around them form about themselves. It encourages a form of fatalism.
Oct 13, 2009
I am not suggesting anyone "can't fail". I am just saying if you get up in the morning thinking it is going to be a bad day (or what bad luck will I have today) you will almost certainly have a bad day.
Oct 14, 2009
fake_watches said...
it's all about the risks!
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Oct 14, 2009
collgrant01 said...
You're right. Lucky people do whatever it takes not to feel like their boxed in. They are adventuresome and make things happen. comcast customer service
Oct 16, 2009
jjarrard126 said...
Attitude is a great deal of it--as well as resolution for smart effort (hard work when it will back up your attitude and insight, repetitive effort when it make things happen).
Nov 16, 2009
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