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Are you feeling lucky? Here are 10 Ways to create your own luck.
10. Get real. If you are on a computer, surfing the net, and reading blogs, you have a lot to feel lucky about. Your life is great already.
9. Determine who you should know. They say it’s not what you know but who you know. So get to know the right people!
8. Be more observant. Luck is all around you.
7. Take a chance every now and then. S-t-r-e-t-c-h yourself.
6. Do your research. Master a topic so that your brain can get into the nitty gritty of the inner workings where the tiniest of advantages can be discovered and utilized.
5. Say you are lucky and you are (Pygmalion).
4. Be more curious and ask lots of open ended questions that open doorways to new conversations and opportunities.
3. Notice the habits and disciplines of lucky people around you. Learn from what they do.
2. Share your dreams until you are blue in the face due to lack of oxygen.
1. Play more to win more (in life that is, I am not advocating gambling).
That's my double ringer, by the way. Totally legit. I got this against my brother at my dad's 75th birthday party last year. I blogged about the shindig here. (We call it a hoot'n-anny but I don't know how to spell it)
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10 great ideas Lisa. I think the attitude of gratitude is a powerful thing (#10), and your #1 is my #1 as well, and I've also heard it said that you miss 100% of the shots you don't take! Thanks for making it great!
Posted by: Phil Gerbyshak | May 26, 2005 at 08:05 AM
Phil:
I love that quote too, an if I would have remembered it, I would have used it. Thanks.
1. Play more to win more (in life that is, I am not advocating gambling). You miss 100% of the shots you don't take!
Posted by: Lisa Haneberg | May 26, 2005 at 10:10 AM
I LOVE your double ringer Lisa... But that wasn't luck either. I'll bet you've played some 'shoes in the past. I have too - and the best is always at family gatherings.
I love the post too. I wrote my thoughts about luck and refered your great list. Thanks!
Kevin :)
My post on Luck -
http://www.kevineikenberry.com/blogs/2005/06/luck.asp
Posted by: Kevin Eikenberry | June 01, 2005 at 04:41 PM
Kevin:
Thanks. I find that with horse shoes and bowling, my scores improve with wine. :-)
Posted by: Lisa Haneberg | June 01, 2005 at 05:29 PM
its work
thanks
Posted by: Hanan | November 04, 2006 at 03:04 AM