Are you lucky in
life? Really… do you feel like you’re a lucky person? Not that you have
a perfect life, but that things just seem to always work out for you.
Even apparent negative situations end up turning into something better.
Do great opportunities simply fall into your lap? Do you meet (attract)
the right people in your life? If so, then you are truly a lucky
person, if not, you can quickly increase your good fortune.
A few days ago I was at a coffee shop with a buddy of mine.
Sitting deep in an overstuffed blue chair, I listened to my friend talk
about how lucky my life is. I never really thought about it before, but
he is right. I put down my cinnamon smelling coffee and nestled back
into my chair, taking in and trying to digest his compliments.
A bit later, I mentioned that I need to find a topic for my article
this month. He immediately said, “Why don’t you write about how to be a
lucky person!” I chuckled to myself, because I would have never thought
about that in a million years, but it intuitively felt so right. I knew
that the Universe had just winked at me with a confirmation.
Coincidently, I had read a study held in England a few years ago about
lucky people and was mesmerized by the information. I remembered how
the qualities of these people really described my attitude about life.
Even though luck is difficult to measure and I certainly don’t have a
college degree in “good fortune”, I knew I could write a great article
and help many of my readers. I was stoked to get started writing.
He said, “goodbye”, gave me a hug and left his empty ceramic cup still
dripping with foam next to my chair. All around me, the coffee shop
conversations were mumbling into my ears. I quietly sank deeper into my
chair and started to type. I must have been in a trance, because with
only one refill the article poured out of my Soul and into my laptop. I
wrote the first draft in less than two hours. Wow, how lucky can I get,
since I originally thought I was going to need the entire weekend to
write.
Whether you believe you are lucky or not, most people think that luck
is not real or at best a random activity that can’t be chosen or
developed. You might think that people stumble into good things by
accident. How then do you explain when a friend calls you at the last
minute with free tickets to a sold out show you’ve been dying to see?
Or when you turn around to quickly drive back home, because you “forgot
something” and a long lost friend is standing at your door, but had no
way to contact you except to stop by and hope you’d be home. Is this
coincidence or something much more magical?
I believe becoming a lucky person is easy when you understand the
characteristics of these blessed people. Consider for a moment that
luck isn’t random after all! There is an attitudinal structure
underlying every fortunate human being. And anyone who is wiling to
change their mental-emotional habits can increase their good fortune
and become lucky.
The English studied showed what naturally lucky individuals have in
common with each other. They discovered a set of four qualities that
set them apart from the “unlucky”. The cool thing is that people who
developed these attitudinal qualities started to increase their own
good fortune very quickly!
Four Qualities of Lucky People
1. Lucky people are mindful and present. They pay attention to the
present moment and aren’t preoccupied thinking about the past
(disappointment) or fearing the future (worry). They naturally choose
to live in the present moment. This allows them to notice and seize new
opportunities, instead of being distracted, confused or simply unaware.
2. They value their “intuition” as much as “logic and reason”. They
tend to look at both the “bigger picture” and also the details of the
“little picture” in their lives. They’re open to an intuitive sense of
possibilities (bigger picture) and how it can fit into their current
situation. They are neither stuck in the details nor dreaming about the
future. Instead, they bring these two perceptions together; awareness
of the big and little picture, the possibilities and the actuality of
their lives, simultaneously. This offers them a way to set goals and
make a plan that works.
3. Lucky people have a positive relationship with the future. They are
hopeful about the unknown (future) instead of being fearful. Even
though they don’t have all the answers, they’re naturally optimistic
and open. They refuse to fantasize about what could go wrong and
instead focus on “what can go right”. They feel positive even when
things appear to be negative. Simply put… they don’t let negativity get
in the way of their plans and dreams.
4. They are self empowered and take responsibility. They refuse to hang
out in feelings of powerlessness, apathy or self-pity. They don’t
believe that life happens to them nor are they a victim of
circumstances. They know that what they think and feel about themselves
and the future matters. They believe that opportunities are a direct
result of their attitude, thoughts, feelings and actions. Simply put,
they embrace their inner power and choose to live their lives with
responsibility.
The study also revealed that most lucky people had fairly large social
circles. They make friends easily and are socially connected to their
community. They’re naturally outgoing because they really enjoy people
and tend to be non-judgmental. They get involved with their community.
They believe that people are inherently good, beautiful and caring,
this tends to make them popular individuals.
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