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How to Become Lucky

Here's a little crash-course on how to become a lucky person, just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

I just stumbled upon an article describing (in detail and based on psychological studies) how to make yourself into "one of the lucky ones." The article is 6 years old, but I'm thinking the secrets to becoming a human luck factory should be pretty timeless.

We've been told "think positive and good things will come your way," but frankly that sounds a little fake. I would always hear that, and something inside me immediately wanted to ask, "Why??" but I didn't ask it out loud for fear there was no answer. I wondered if maybe someone just made it up... someone who was sick of being around mopey people.

But guess what? - your attitude really does have an effect on your luck, and you don't have to be afraid to ask why. There are real reasons!

The brief version of what I found is this:

First, if you expect to have good things happen to you, your speech and actions will match that optimism, without you even trying. And it's simple but true: confidence and optimism lead to opportunities which leads to success. It just always works that way. This is true for career opportunities, romantic relationships, everything.

Second, most bad experiences have something good (often, even bigger and better than the bad experience) that could come of them - if you can just recognize it. You should assume that something great is hidden in every negative thing that happens to you, and make it your goal to find that thing. Most of us miss out at this point, because we're wallowing and thinking about how unlucky we are.

So, knowing all this, the tough part is now switching your mind into positivity mode. There's a thing that I do sometimes when I'm feeling really hopeless about a situation. I think about a time when something great came into my life, and how right before it happened, I was totally unaware of what a wonderful thing was coming my way. Then I make up a little narrative, as if I'm looking back at my current situation from some point in the distant future as I tell my life story.

I'll say something like, "Little did I know, that so-called disaster would actually be the best thing that ever happened to me," or "I had no idea that I was about to become happier than I'd ever been before."

And then I get a little excited when I look forward on my calendar and wonder what the next great thing will be. I wonder not "if," but when.

- Brigitte

an article describing (in detail and based on psychological studies) how to make yourself into "one of the lucky ones." The article is 6 years old, but I'm thinking the secrets to becoming a human luck factory should be pretty timeless.

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