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Do You Want To Get Lucky?
By Linda Edgecombe, CSP
Author, Humorist and Award
Winning Speaker
I
recently spoke at an Alberta Tourism event in Red
Deer Alberta, and before I got up for my
presentation I had the pleasure of listening to Ross
McBride. He spoke about Leadership and ended his
presentation on some tips on how to be and find more
luck in your life. He referred to some research done
by a professor of psychology at the University of
Hertfordshire in England. Richard Wiseman declares
he can help you find more luck in your life. He
claims that there are folks who definitely are more
lucky and successful and that they, like their lucky
friends and coworkers actually consistently practice
“lucky behaviours”.
Although at first glance Wiseman’s four principles
seem like some polished renditions of age old “power
of positive thinking” philosophies. For example
lucky people tend to turn all bad luck into good.
The lucky he says, also ‘expect good fortune,’ which
makes sense.
What
Wiseman found is that lucky people are particularly
open to possibility. Why is it that some people
always find fortune? It’s not just dumb luck, unlike
the masses; lucky people are just more open to what
is around them. And not only are they open to it,
they are hardwired to notice the opportunities too.
More awake in the moments of their lives.
Now
there is distinct difference between chance and
luck, for example if you win the lottery, that is a
chance event, yes you did go out and purchase a
ticket but other than that, you have no control over
the event. He claims when people consistently
experience good fortune, then by his definition, it
is because of something they are doing. In other
words, they make their own luck.
Here
are some ways that lucky people think differently
and practice lucky behaviours than those from
unlucky people:
1. One way is to be open to new experiences.
Unlucky people are stuck in routines. Lucky people
always want to try something new. “Have you seen the
movie Yes Man?” with Jim Carey. When Carey’s
character starts to say to every opportunity that
comes his way, his life really starts to pick up.
(Very funny movie by the way)
a. Strike up conversations with people who you
encounter - Break the ice
b. After you meet someone interesting, follow up
with them but keep it light and stay relaxed.
c. Smile more. People will want to meet you and will
think you are a nice person.
2. Instead of being laser focused on your goals,
open up a bit, and you will catch more
opportunities. Always have a few game plans in your
head.
a. Vary your routines continuously, mix things up,
where you go for coffee, have lunch etc. You will
meet more people that way.
3. Maximize chance opportunities, as lucky
people are skilled are creating, noticing and acting
upon chance opportunities. They do this by building
and maintaining strong networks, adopting a relaxed
attitude to life and being open. Listen to your
hunches and take note of nagging red flags.
4. Believe in lucky charms. When you see them
you will think something good is going to happen.
5. Listen to you lucky hunches. Lucky people
consistently make effective decision by listening to
their intuition and gut feelings. And they do things
to sharpen their intuitive abilities - for example
by meditating, and clearing their minds of
cluttering thoughts.
6. Expect good fortune, they expect that their
future is going to be bright and over time that
expectation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
because it helps lucky people persist in the face of
failure by shaping how they interact with other
people.
OK,
so the challenge here is to practice these
behaviours for a few weeks and experience first hand
how your luck picks up.
Good
Luck,
Linda Edgecombe
Copyright
Linda Edgecombe
www.lindaedgecombe.com
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Linda
Edgecombe, CSP is an internationally
renowned award-winning humorous speaker, trainer
and consultant.
She is a best
selling author who energizes every room as she
leads people to loosen up, lighten the load and
laugh. Her audiences are motivated and shown how
they can shift their perspectives on life, work
and themselves. Change has never been this
painless!
As a
professional, with a degree in Physical
Education, Linda brings 20 years of Recreation,
Employee Wellness, Lifestyle and Corporate
Consulting experience to her programs and her
clients.
She was a
consultant for PARTICIPACTION promoting healthy
living to Canadians and is known for being one
of the countries most popular Speakers. Most
recently featured in the Wall Street Journal as
an expert in “Shifting Perspectives”.
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