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Will You Add? - Some Gals Have All the Luck: How to Create Your Own Good Luck
First: The "Build It And They Will Come" mind setToo many people invest money in website design, get the site up and running - and then nothing! No hits. No interest. No sales. Why? Because they didn't advertise. Just having a site is useless. Unless you actively get qualified prospects to visit - you might as well not have a site at all. The days of "build it and they will come" are long over when it comes to the Internet.Second: Poor Selling SkillsHaving a good website is only part of the equation. You still have to convince your prospects to open up their wallets and buy. That's why plenty of marketers fail because they don't know how to sell effectively online.Third: Time FactorIt's like everything else in life. You get out what you put in. That means taking plenty
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I c
Do you know how effective each of your individual marketing tactics is? Many small business owners market in a vacuum. They spend money on brochures, advertisements and web sites with no real way to tie specific results to specific endeavors.If you are unable to associate leads and sales with the specific marketing efforts that generate them you have no way of knowing what is working as an effective marketing mechanism and what is not.The money you invest in marketing your company is precious. In order for you to maximize your marketing dollars you need to know the results individual marketing efforts generate. When you know the results of your marketing tactics you can make intelligent decisions about how to better allocate your marketing budget.For instance, if you concurrently r
Why does the Wheel of Fortune seem to always land on the winning numbers for some and not others? Is it luck of the draw? Divine decree? Sure, your charmed galpals were in the right place at the right time. But how'd they get to the right place in the first place?
One researcher thinks he knows. He's Richard Wiseman, PhD of the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Dr. Wiseman studies the lucky and the not-so. He discovered the lucky among us don't really think they're doing anything differently. They've just developed attitudes and habits that pay off in good fortune. His conclusion? A great deal of what you may consider 'luck' results from your own actions. In fact, good luck is a skill-set you can learn. So, start the Wheel of Fortune spinning in your direction with these four lucky attitudes:
• Expect good fortune
• Follow intuitive hunches
• Turn bad luck into good
• Create chance opportunities
Dr. Wiseman set up an experiment in which 80 people went to 'luck school.' Over the course of two years, they were taught the four attitudes. When they first started, 50% considered themselves as unlucky, 10% as lucky, and 40% as neither. After only one month, 80% reported their luck had gotten better.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
• Imagine and visualize success
• Keep on keeping on when facing failure
• Attract other winners to your team
Lucky people naturally assume everything will work out well, even when events appear otherwise. It's a 'self-fulfilling prophecy.' Expect to do well, and you're more likely to strike out on new ventures. Expect to fail, and you give up even before you begin. A positive drive keeps you pumped up when you run into roadblocks. You also inspire other people with your upbeat attitude, drawing winners to you and encouraging them to support your projects.
How can you create great expectations? Paint positive pictures in your mind and feel your dreams fully, as if they were real right now. Take a test run of any upcoming important opportunity, such as an audition or exam. Find a quiet spot, close your eyes, and start to picture the event clearly and completely in your mind's eye. Visualize the sights, sounds, surroundings, and people. Feel the positive outcome by imagining your elation when you land the part or ace the exam. Welcome that happy glow and how fantastic it will be to tell your family and friends about your triumph.
Dr. Weisman also recommends starting a 'luck journal.' Write down your daily lucky breaks and positive outcomes—and only those, no tales of woe, please.
FOLLOW YOUR GUT FEELINGS
• Boost intuition by clearing your mind and meditating
• Use discernment
• Listen to and act on your instincts
You've had that instant 'hit' that someone you've just met is—or isn't—to be trusted. That gut feeling you get—creepy and queasy or warm and fuzzy—is your unconscious mind speaking. Listen. You'll do well to heed its call. Lucky people do. They not only listen, they also act, instinctively attracting the right partners in personal and business relationships.
Learning to listen to your intuition is easy. Sit still for a few minutes in a quiet place or calm your mind with a meditation technique. Discernment is important in the process. Do you trust your past experience to guide you? Listen carefully, then act wisely. A note to those with grandiose schemes: Going by the gut works best with people, not lottery numbers.
LEMONADE, ANYONE?
• "It coulda been worse"
• Don't dwell on misfortune
• Take charge of bad luck and thrive
The degree to which you think something is lucky or not is the degree to which you come up with other scenarios that are better or worse. It's called 'counterfactual thinking,' according to Dr. Wiseman. Delusional? Calling a sow's ear a silk purse? Not really. It's merely learning from your experiences and mistakes.
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I co
One major upside of many low carb diets, such as Rob Faigin's Natural Hormone Enhancement and The Atkins Diet, is that you do not need to reduce the amount of calories you eat. In fact, in many cases, you can increase or maintain the amount of calories you regularly consume and still rapidly lose weight.Carbohydrates are the only thing you will have to monitor closely. If you want to sustain regular weight loss, you will need to keep your carb consumption well within the bounds of your suggested prescription from your doctor, dietitian, or low carb diet plan.As a low carb dieter, you won't need to monitor your protein intake. If anything, you will want ensure you are consuming enough. Protein will complement your weight loss--especially if you are following some
• Expect good fortune
• Follow intuitive hunches
• Turn bad luck into good
• Create chance opportunities
Dr. Wiseman set up an experiment in which 80 people went to 'luck school.' Over the course of two years, they were taught the four attitudes. When they first started, 50% considered themselves as unlucky, 10% as lucky, and 40% as neither. After only one month, 80% reported their luck had gotten better.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
• Imagine and visualize success
• Keep on keeping on when facing failure
• Attract other winners to your team
Lucky people naturally assume everything will work out well, even when events appear otherwise. It's a 'self-fulfilling prophecy.' Expect to do well, and you're more likely to strike out on new ventures. Expect to fail, and you give up even before you begin. A positive drive keeps you pumped up when you run into roadblocks. You also inspire other people with your upbeat attitude, drawing winners to you and encouraging them to support your projects.
How can you create great expectations? Paint positive pictures in your mind and feel your dreams fully, as if they were real right now. Take a test run of any upcoming important opportunity, such as an audition or exam. Find a quiet spot, close your eyes, and start to picture the event clearly and completely in your mind's eye. Visualize the sights, sounds, surroundings, and people. Feel the positive outcome by imagining your elation when you land the part or ace the exam. Welcome that happy glow and how fantastic it will be to tell your family and friends about your triumph.
Dr. Weisman also recommends starting a 'luck journal.' Write down your daily lucky breaks and positive outcomes—and only those, no tales of woe, please.
FOLLOW YOUR GUT FEELINGS
• Boost intuition by clearing your mind and meditating
• Use discernment
• Listen to and act on your instincts
You've had that instant 'hit' that someone you've just met is—or isn't—to be trusted. That gut feeling you get—creepy and queasy or warm and fuzzy—is your unconscious mind speaking. Listen. You'll do well to heed its call. Lucky people do. They not only listen, they also act, instinctively attracting the right partners in personal and business relationships.
Learning to listen to your intuition is easy. Sit still for a few minutes in a quiet place or calm your mind with a meditation technique. Discernment is important in the process. Do you trust your past experience to guide you? Listen carefully, then act wisely. A note to those with grandiose schemes: Going by the gut works best with people, not lottery numbers.
LEMONADE, ANYONE?
• "It coulda been worse"
• Don't dwell on misfortune
• Take charge of bad luck and thrive
The degree to which you think something is lucky or not is the degree to which you come up with other scenarios that are better or worse. It's called 'counterfactual thinking,' according to Dr. Wiseman. Delusional? Calling a sow's ear a silk purse? Not really. It's merely learning from your experiences and mistakes.
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I c
You can obtain a FREE Credit Report from Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union by completing and mailing the Annual Credit Report Request Form to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. This form can be printed from www.ftc.gov/credit There is also a toll free telephone number to call to request a copy of your free credit report: 1-877-322-8228. You will need to provide the following information to get your free credit reports: Your Social Security number, your name and address including your previous address if you have moved in the past two years, your date of birth, as well as some other information that only you would know such as the amount of your monthly mortgage payment.If you request a copy of your free credit report online, you will be able to obtain i
How can you create great expectations? Paint positive pictures in your mind and feel your dreams fully, as if they were real right now. Take a test run of any upcoming important opportunity, such as an audition or exam. Find a quiet spot, close your eyes, and start to picture the event clearly and completely in your mind's eye. Visualize the sights, sounds, surroundings, and people. Feel the positive outcome by imagining your elation when you land the part or ace the exam. Welcome that happy glow and how fantastic it will be to tell your family and friends about your triumph.
Dr. Weisman also recommends starting a 'luck journal.' Write down your daily lucky breaks and positive outcomes—and only those, no tales of woe, please.
FOLLOW YOUR GUT FEELINGS
• Boost intuition by clearing your mind and meditating
• Use discernment
• Listen to and act on your instincts
You've had that instant 'hit' that someone you've just met is—or isn't—to be trusted. That gut feeling you get—creepy and queasy or warm and fuzzy—is your unconscious mind speaking. Listen. You'll do well to heed its call. Lucky people do. They not only listen, they also act, instinctively attracting the right partners in personal and business relationships.
Learning to listen to your intuition is easy. Sit still for a few minutes in a quiet place or calm your mind with a meditation technique. Discernment is important in the process. Do you trust your past experience to guide you? Listen carefully, then act wisely. A note to those with grandiose schemes: Going by the gut works best with people, not lottery numbers.
LEMONADE, ANYONE?
• "It coulda been worse"
• Don't dwell on misfortune
• Take charge of bad luck and thrive
The degree to which you think something is lucky or not is the degree to which you come up with other scenarios that are better or worse. It's called 'counterfactual thinking,' according to Dr. Wiseman. Delusional? Calling a sow's ear a silk purse? Not really. It's merely learning from your experiences and mistakes.
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I c
How many more crunches and sit ups do I need to do until I finally see some abs in the mirror? Why am I not developing a nice tone and sexy six pack? What am I doing wrong?These are very valid questions one may have. I can understand why you would ask these questions. I mean I would be just as frustrated as you if I was doing hundreds of crunches every other day and never saw any significant changes in my mid section.The funny thing is that in order to get a six pack, you do not have to do crunches. Don't get me wrong, crunches are good to do, but a crunch is the not the best abdominal exercise to do while training for six pack abs. Six pack abs don't come from focusing on abdominal exercises and abdominal movements. The reason is simple, abdominal exercises do not burn fat from your abdomin
• Listen to and act on your instincts
You've had that instant 'hit' that someone you've just met is—or isn't—to be trusted. That gut feeling you get—creepy and queasy or warm and fuzzy—is your unconscious mind speaking. Listen. You'll do well to heed its call. Lucky people do. They not only listen, they also act, instinctively attracting the right partners in personal and business relationships.
Learning to listen to your intuition is easy. Sit still for a few minutes in a quiet place or calm your mind with a meditation technique. Discernment is important in the process. Do you trust your past experience to guide you? Listen carefully, then act wisely. A note to those with grandiose schemes: Going by the gut works best with people, not lottery numbers.
LEMONADE, ANYONE?
• "It coulda been worse"
• Don't dwell on misfortune
• Take charge of bad luck and thrive
The degree to which you think something is lucky or not is the degree to which you come up with other scenarios that are better or worse. It's called 'counterfactual thinking,' according to Dr. Wiseman. Delusional? Calling a sow's ear a silk purse? Not really. It's merely learning from your experiences and mistakes.
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I c
Did you realize that it could cost you more than a late fee when you make your insurance payments late? That's right, not only will you incur a late fee in most cases but also you are jeopardizing your current coverage and possibly your future rates.Let's consider what is probably the worst-case consequence of making late insurance payments. If you cut it too close and send your payment too late, you may not even realize that your insurance policy was cancelled. Now you are driving around with no insurance coverage.Receipt of your payment by the company does not necessarily constitute reinstatement of your policy. You think you're covered because you mailed the payment but that may not be the case. When the insurance company receives your payment after your policy was cancelled they may retu
You may not have control over certain chance events like accidents or illnesses, but you do have ultimate control over your response to them. The fortunate among us don't constantly complain "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." Instead, they consider the worst-case scenario, and move on. Rather than dwelling on the down times, lucky people always see the silver lining and are convinced things will work out for the best in the long term.
Dr. Wiseman found that when experiment participants were told to imagine they had slipped on the stairs and sprained an ankle, the 'unlucky' ones considered the experience tragic and very unfortunate. The 'lucky' ones said, "Whew, I could have broken my neck!"
Once you've taught yourself to be lucky, you'll bounce back more easily and readily. You'll also find yourself taking steps to prevent more bad luck in the future, and if misfortune happens to block your path, you'll be resourceful enough to confidently step around and continue on.
YOU DESERVE A LUCKY BREAK TODAY
• Build and maintain a strong network
• Be open to new experiences
• Relax
Lucky people's lives are filled with fortunate events. The right mindset can take you to the right place at the right time. This is where a little bit of planning and paving the yellow brick road comes in: Dr. Wiseman recommends 'networking' to maximize your chances for good luck. Get out there and spend more time with friends, smile at people, and yes—contrary to your mother's advice—do talk with strangers. Then stay connected. You never know where a chance encounter will take you.
Don't get stuck in a rut. You're more apt to spot an lucky break when you're out of your 'comfort zone.' So, mix it up. Try eating at a different restaurant or taking another way to work, for instance. Above all, just relax. You don't need to rush around chasing opportunities. In fact, a frenzied approach can blind you to the lucky breaks, like meeting the love of your life in the checkout line. And then, lucky gal, you may soon find yourself strolling off into the Tahitian sunset with the guy who looks like Tom Cruise.
To learn more, read Dr. Wiseman's book, The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life: The Four Essential Principles (Miramax, 2003).
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