first of all let's define luck
Luck is meeting the right opportunity at the right time but what if you don't recognize it? some of us might feel a bit envious when good things happen to others , we also wonder when we will get our own in life? , it comes in several terms like finding love , landing the perfect job ,having precious friends an so many forms . whatever it's easy to assume that successful people are just luckier than the rest but luck isn't a random gift from the universe (winning a lottery is but that's a different kind of luck that's not the major rule in life) Luck actually has less to do with what happens to you and more to do with how you think and act. Researches have determined that people who might consider lucky are the ones who actively seek to make their own luck in life for instance think about that you're walking with friend of yours and he find 100$ that was in front of you but you don't recognize it , the money was there for the finding and your friend was the one who was doing the looking Researchers have found that the people who find money blowing in the wind are the ones who are actually exercising higher awareness of their surroundings. Not your friend ends up with the money but also his awaking awareness keep him safe from harm. I know people who have described themselves as ( luckier the most )They may not actually have life any better than someone else, but the difference lies in their own awareness and acknowledgement of their good fortune. Everything is relative and when we are able to see our own lives more clearly, we are able to see what needs doing to rectify the things we believe aren’t doing so well.
Psychologist ( Richard Wiseman ) studies luck. Over a decade, he followed the lives of 400 subjects across professions who described themselves as lucky or unlucky
In one study, he asked people to look through a newspaper and count the number of photographs inside. The people who labeled themselves as generally unlucky took about two minutes to complete the task. The people who considered themselves as generally lucky took an average of a few seconds. Wiseman had placed a block of text printed in giant, bold letters on the second page of the newspaper that read, “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.” Deeper inside, he placed a second block of text just as big that read, “Stop counting, tell the experimenter you have seen this and win $250.” The people who believed they were unlucky usually missed both.
Luck does involve an element of chance, but “lucky” people respond to circumstances by spotting the opportunity and then acting on that opportunity. In fact, lucky people create their own luck by actively seeking to put themselves in the right place at the right time
So in order to make your own luck see what great people do and model them
Here is what they do
1- they have a clear purpose. Lucky people have a crystal clear objective about their goals , they listen to their intuition they trust their guts more than anything outside How many times have you said to yourself, "If only I had listened to myself?" The next time you have to make an important decision about the future, first clear your mind By calming your thoughts, you will be able to hear your inner voice that much louder. Know what you want in life so that when it arrives, you will be able to recognize it.
image source https://simplereminders.com/20140316183230.html
2- they aware of and act upon their thoughts. they work for their luck instead of waiting for it , they chase their goals with positive mindset. so Take action! There’s a saying that “fortune favors the bold” and it is indeed true that if you don’t take action to reach your goal, it is unlikely you will ever reach it “I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it” – Thomas Jefferson
image source http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/765502-take-action-wanting-is-not-enough-act-upon-your-goals
3- they get hurt by the failures as much as anyone. but they keep going because they know they'll come out of it , they believe that pain is limited and if the persevere long enough they'll get through failures. "failure can't over take if your desire to success is strong enough"
source http://www.lovethispic.com/image/245853/don't-quit.-you're-already-in-pain.-you're-already-hurt.-get-a-reward-from-it.
4- they are incredibly optimistic. optimistic people naturally create lots of good luck. Studies have proven that more than 80 percent of people who feel they're lucky actually work harder at creating their good luck. On the other side, people who feel unlucky tend to believe that bad luck just happens to them and that it isn't something they have any power to change. Lucky people view the world with optimism. it is their optimism that makes them extremely resilient. They are able to pick themselves up and face another day "the only good luck many great ever had was being born with ability and determination to overcome bad luck " Wanna be lucky? Life isn’t a charity, so get to work. Put positive seeds in your mind , you get what you think of the most
source https://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/overlooked-leadership-actions-that-create-an-optimistic-workplace/
5- they rewarding themselves for failures they know that the way to success isn't a straight line but a path full of curves and side roads and obstacles so they have to experience failure in order to overcome the fear of it and they reward themselves because they pass the test and ready to the next "don't ask for easy life ask for strength to endure a difficult one " life put you down to keep you under pressure, if you do not surrender then you deserve to win
source http://www.imgrum.org/media/979795600842237835_1709608144
6- they're driven by their curiosity they asking questions of the simplest things. They want to understand how things work. They are explorers wanting to get to the bottom of things. They welcome new ideas, thoughts or observations they are always looking for broaden their horizons. No one can say yes until you ask, though.
Unlucky people wait to be discovered and given what they want. Lucky people discover themselves and ask for what they want.
Want the job? Ask for it Want the investment? Ask for it.
Many people will say, “No” A few will say, “Yes.”
Other people will assume you got lucky. You will know you made your own luck.
source https://www.reddit.com/domain/cdn.wonderfulengineering.com/
7- they accept the imperfections they know they're not born lucky , They become lucky by studying, working and refining their craft. They are not born smart but become smart by reading, developing and growing. Lucky people don't count on luck They don’t say, “It’s not a good time right now.” But they do say, “It’s always a good time right here and right now.” They know the right time will never come to them. They have to go out and make it the right time.
source https://www.pinterest.com/pin/386887424212276711/
8 -They believe in themselves. They’re not arrogant. Lucky people feel that all of us have this inner strength... this
resiliency of the human mind that can achieve great things. They’re hungry. They want it badly. They believe they have something of value to give to the world Lucky people jump out of bed in the morning. They sacrifice giving up the luxuries of the modern world (TV, social media, etc.) so that they can get
to work fulfilling the promise they make to themselves "believe in yourself because the world need the gift that only you have"
source https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/theodorero380703.html
Personally I don’t believe in luck in a mystical sense I do most definitely believe that luck exists I just think it’s a little more purposeful, and controllable, than most might think. I also think it’s often the simple result of being in the right place at the right time. And sometimes that’s all you need for your life to change forever.
born Lucky is an illusion, luck doesn't choose people but people do, also we cannot control everything that happens we can control how we respond by breaking the habit of attributing things to luck, we can embrace our ability to make positive change for the future.
Try to raise your awareness of new possibilities and Try to avoid letting opportunities pass you by.
when things don’t work out as you intended, keep positive and ask yourself What you will do differently next time? Perhaps even consider whether the misfortune could be a blessing in disguise As the Dalai Lama said, “Sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”
Make Your Own Luck
By dismissing the illusion of luck and embracing our own ability to change our lives for the better
remember that it’s written that" God helps those who help themselves". Remember, too, not to give up or to let failures keep you down
Be fastidious, pro-active, determined and eager your efforts will be rewarded and "don't chase luck , happiness or money just be the best version of yourself and all of those will chase you"
source https://www.instagram.com/p/1e-gGbzYGj/
That's my first post , i'm collected the ideas from many resources and made it by my own way
tell me what do you think about luck in the comments
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That's an excellent post with a great message! Upvoted and resteemed :) I hope you will get some more attention for it, it would be really well deserved.
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It may sound a bit ridiculous, but "try to write music". That means: use sentences with different numbers of words. That makes reading more entertaining, thus people will valuable your great efforts even more :)
Have a nice weekend!
glad to have someone like you ,
i'll take care of what you saying and thank's a bunch for this awesome comment
You are more than welcome and thank you :)
That is some great advise you give surfermarly - I could use that type of advise myself :) SUNSHINE247
Sometimes I don't believe in luck because I usually doubt myself for trying new things in life. But now, I stop that and keep trying to do something so it can help me through life, so hopefully something good happens.
the best is yet to come , hope you enjoy the post and my best wishes for you
Thank you
you're very welcome
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"The people who believed they were unlucky usually missed both." Thank you for helping us each understand that we do have a role in the luck we receive because this line most clearly highlights that from the research!
in my point of view people who believed in luck and wait till it comes will still waiting forever on the other hand those who believe in hard work will reach where they aim and even further
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STOPTrue, worst may turn into best, it has happened to me big time.
It's all about synchronism... It's funny though how people differentiate good luck from bad luck... both are luck after all. Also coincidence means the events coincide but most people can't comprehend semantics because their superstitions.
that's true
My friend this post is actually that good that i considered nominating it to a contest, but it doesn´t have sources for the pictures, will you include source so I can nominate it please?
why should i write the pictures source!!!
Well... if they are yours you dont have to!
But if they are someone else´s pics it can be taken as plagiarism and therefore I cannot nominate it to an offical Steemit contest where you´ll get bigger rewards...
On steemit everything that is not yours should be sourced otherwise you can get flagged by big accounts... not me, I just want to nominate your post but it is a heads up, unsourced material can be taken as stolen...
but those quotes are everywher on the web , i'm not steal them ,there is no copyrights on them
just search on them and you'll find them everywhere
what happen when you nominate am new here , i don't know what is that mean
if you notice the source is written on some of them
anyway you can resteemit if you wanna support me
there are many articles on steem contain photos from those and no one said that
The quotes are ok mate, the pics is what need source.
When you get a nomination and you win some big voters vote for your post and you get more money for your post.
"Luck is meeting the right opportunity at the right time" that would be good luck, not finding this opportunity would be bad luck?
it would be you're not ready or searching in the wrong place , personally i don't depend on luck am always do my best
nice post you have 20 upvotes but you get 2.79$ you have to target a whale in order to get maybe 20$ with only one upvote!
i don't understand how it work
Don't copy past from internet otherwise your reputation point will go down you have to get upvotes from users that have gratter reputation and steem power and steem than you ! you get it ! you see the cheatah robot get you !
that's because i submitted the post more than one time if you notice the robot bring the link of mine
Check out a post I wrote. It correlates to what you have said.
https://steemit.com/life/@sreepyeldarb/principles-of-manifestation-part-1
done very interesting
This is why I love Steemit. Always finding something new and interesting to read about!
so glad you liked
Actually I always consider myself a lucky person, I mean why not? even the worst things happened in my life I learned something of them... even when I'm sad if someone asks me "Are you lucky?", I won't say "No" I'll probably say "Most of time" if not a straight "Yes".
When I'm not in my depressed state, I have these qualities by nature. so reading this post made me feel happy, But one thing I don't do is:
Maybe I should do that more, I was punishing myself over my failures and not reward myself for my successes, Because I felt these success are not something to be happy to get but must be gotten!! especially when I'm in my depressed state where I can't think of any good thing I've done in my life.
Hopefully I'll become a better person.
awesome words my friend , my best wishes for you
mostafa1 - Hello, Thanks to Jerry I am here reading this amazing post :) The Simple Reminder is spot on!! Thomas Jefferson was right when he said "I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." Albert Einstein is just HOT in that pic (LOL). The fierce lion says it all - BE FEARLESS! One of the things that I have realized is that lucky people don't want things for free. My question to all of you - Is it Luck or are we Blessed? Great post!! You really worked my brain out :) Have a GREAT start to your Wednesday ... SUNSHINE247
it's a pleasure to know you , in my opinion luck is nothing but the result of determination and strong willed and yes we can consider it a bless or a reward that goes only to those who deserve it because if you can't endure the pain,failure and tough times surely you don't deserve to win
Love you reply!!! SUNSHINE247
I do definitely appreciate your comment
I am not wasting time here. Thanks
you're very welcome thank's for reading