Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
— attributed to Lucius Antaeus Seneca (Roman philosopher)
In January 2003, Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, wrote about his 10 year study of luck. During that time, he studied and interviewed 400 volunteers, who told him why they felt like they were lucky or unlucky. Wiseman was able to pick up on trends among the two general groups, and he concluded that luck is mostly an effect of one’s outlook… In short, lucky people were lucky because they were more relaxed and open to new possibilities. By contrast, unlucky people were focused on one type of outcome… Wiseman pointed to action in his findings, because he concluded that there were our principles guiding luck:
1. The skill to create and notice chance opportunities.
2. The tendency to make decisions based on intuition.
3. Setting positive expectations.
4. Resiliency, or having the attitude that allows one to turn bad fortune into good fortune.
The first two principles are based on action.
To test his theory, wiseman had a group of unlucky and lucky people participate in a “luck School.” For a month, they had to put these four principles to work and report on their progress. To Wiseman’s amazement, 80% of the participants noted a marked improvement in their luck.
— Shmaltz and Menudo (Wordpress, March 17 2019)
Okay, so with a shift in mindset and a bit of extra effort, we can improve on our luck. I like it. Just sayin’ :) Hugs, and good luck! XO
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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