Four Ways to Improve Your Luck
“The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mystical. It is the power
of all true art and science.”
- Albert Einstein
Do you know someone who’s always lucky – a friend or colleague for whom things
just work out – as if by magic?
The concept of luck brings up an age-old question: Are some people born lucky
and others not? The answer to both questions is “no.” You – right now – have the
ability to create your own luck. So-called luck is simply the ability to attract
your desires into your life.
In fact, researcher Dr. Richard Wiseman conducted a ten-year scientific study on
“the luck factor” and discovered that lucky people “generate their own good
fortune via four basic principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing
chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition,
create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a
resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.”
Philosopher William James referred to attitude as the “mother of luck.” If a
positive attitude is the mother of luck, then attraction and abundance round out
the family. If you expect a positive outcome, you generally get one. If you pour
energy into worrying about a bad outcome, you may create a self-fulfilling
prophesy. The law of attraction influences luck as well. Like attracts like;
what you put out, you get back. What you focus on influences your results. And a
positive attitude plus positive attraction equals abundance in all areas of life
– including luck.
Follow this acronym to create your own lucky breaks.
L – Listen and let go. Listen to your intuition and
detach from the outcome. Stay focused on your intuitive desires rather than on
attempting to control the outcome.
U – Understand and notice. Observe your environment. Be mindful of
opportunities. Take your blinders off and see what you’ve missed.
C – Claim what you want. You’ve got to know what you want. Observe what
you deny yourself. It’s impossible to create abundance from scarcity – as lucky
people know.
K – Keep at it. Listen to your intuition, observe your environment and
claim what you want; then take inspired action.
Once your “luck” begins to change and the good times roll in, be mindful.
It’s common to experience an identity shift as you attract more desires into
your life. This may unconsciously – or consciously – activate your fear. You may
feel like you’re in unfamiliar territory and not entirely sure of the ground
rules. Persevere. Stay the course. Continue to follow the tenets of the LUCK
acronym to help you through this growth spurt.
The next time you catch yourself waiting for a lucky break, take luck into your
own hands. Survey your beliefs and thoughts; be aware of what you attract and
watch your deepest desires flow more smoothly into your life. Empower yourself
and watch the good fortunes of lady luck come your way.
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Savvy Resources
- Live What You Love by Bob and Melinda Blanchard. The Blanchards’ story
is one of following their dreams and creating an unusual and deeply satisfying
life. If you’re needing a shot of inspiration or shift in perspective, pick up
this book!
- Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy is one of my
all time favorite books on identifying your true purpose. This book is one of my
personal “bibles.”
- The Luck Factor. Here’s the url for the article I referenced in this month’s
insight.
http://www.luckfactor.co.uk/papers/The%20Luck%20Factor.pdf
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