Are you a lucky person?
Are you often in the right place at the right time and get all the lucky breaks?
Or do you only have one type of luck…and it’s all bad?!
Maybe you have a lucky charm – a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe or some lucky pants?
I have some – my lucky Irish pants – they have shamrocks on!
I mentioned luck in one of my earlier blogs – Your life is just a bowl of cherries.
Do some people have lucky lives whilst others have unlucky ones?
Or de we all have equal amounts of each, just scattered differently throughout our lives?
Mmmm…I can’t be absolutely certain.
Perhaps a better question to ask is can you influence how lucky your life is?
I can answer this one with a resounding yes!
In his excellent book The Luck Factor Psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman explains all.
He’s done thousands and thousands of hours of research and here are his findings on luck:-
When it comes to something like competitions or raffles, the more you enter, the luckier you will be – it stands to reason.
When it comes to something completely random like the lottery, lucky or unlucky people are all on a level playing field. Our psychology can’t influence the outcome in any way.
When it comes to life, our psychology can most definitely influence how lucky we are.
The way we think and behave absolutely influences the type of luck we have.
It’s not about being in the right place at the right time, it’s more about being in the right state of mind.
It makes all the difference when:-
- We’re willing to give something a try.
- We’re willing to give it our all.
- We’re willing to persist in the face of failure.
- We interact well with others and them with us.
- We expect to win.
Here are Professor Wiseman’s 4 principles of luck:-
Principle One: Lucky people create, notice and act upon the chance opportunities in their life. They build and maintain a strong network of contacts. They have a relaxed attitude towards life and they are open to new experiences in their lives.
Principle Two: Lucky people make successful decisions by using their intuition and gut feelings. They listen to their hunches and what their body is telling them. They take steps to develop their intuition as much as possible. (Intuition is like a muscle – the more you use it, the stronger it gets).
Principle Three: Lucky people’s expectations about the future help them fulfil their dreams and ambitions. They expect their good luck to continue into the future. They attempt to achieve their goals, even if the chances of success seem slim, and they persevere in the face of failure. They expect their interactions with others to be lucky and successful.
Principle Four: Lucky people are able to transform their bad luck into good fortune. They see the positive side of their bad luck. They are convinced that any ill fortune in their life will, in the long run work out for the best. They don’t dwell on their ill fortune. They take constructive steps to prevent more bad luck in the future.
These 4 principles explain luck in a nutshell. Apply them in your life and you’ll definitely have the luck factor.
When I read them I can’t help but see how much they all correlate with high self-esteem.
All 4 principles tie in with someone who has a very healthy view of themselves.
Someone who programmes their subconscious mind to only look for the positive and the opportunities in life.
High self-esteem = Lucky life
If you are naturally a negative person, you can learn to be more positive.
If you are naturally a pessimistic person, you can learn to be more optimistic.
If you have low self-esteem and (deep down) don’t believe you deserve to be lucky, you can learn to skyrocket your self-esteem so that you KNOW you deserve to be lucky.
Most people hope that they’ll be lucky, but they don’t realise the influence they can have over their luck and their life.
You are not born lucky or unlucky.
The Lucky Gods don’t smile on some and not others.
Without realising it, lucky people have just developed ways of thinking that make them especially happy, successful and satisfied with their lives.
They’re just utilising all of the right techniques…and so can you.
Skyrocket your self-esteem and these 4 principles will be completely natural to you.
Make that decision and you bring with it all that good luck.
Consider the effects that high self-esteem and additional good luck could have on both your personal and professional life.
You could create a much happier family life, a close circle of loyal friends.
It could help you find your dream career and perfect partner.
It could help you live a happy, healthy, highly fulfilled life.
All it takes is a genuine desire for transformation and a willingness to view yourself – and your luck in a radically different way.
Your future isn’t set in stone.
You’re not destined to always struggle or be unlucky.
You can change.
You can create far more lucky breaks for your life and you can massively increase how often you are in the right place at just the right time, with everything in your favour.
When it comes to loving yourself and improving your luck, the future is in your hands.
Why not let that happy, lucky future start now?
And you can hang up your lucky pants for good…
Much Love
Christina xx