Looking for Luck - do you work at it?
Looking for Luck - do you work at it?
EXPECT TO BE LUCKY
Recently, I was walking along a street beside some local shops. An old lady came towards me. I’d never met her before. It was a glorious, warm, sunny day. Literally not a single cloud in the sky. She looked at me and said: “They say it’ll rain on Thursday”. This appeared to be the highlight of her week! So, are you like that? Just waiting for fortune to come along and kick the legs from underneath you? As psychologists have been known to say: “Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy”
CONTROL UNLUCKY EMOTIONS
These include anger, resentment, shyness and the like. Because, if you are prone to displays of such emotions, you are probably dissuading people who otherwise might be willing to help you. They also lower your self-esteem. To control them, the first step is to recognise and understand the conditions under which they are likely to occur – and then work out how to “un-trigger” your response
LOOK FOR "LUCKY VREAKS"
Many years ago, Ray Kroc was selling to the food trade in the mid-west of America when he had a terrific hamburger in an outlet owned by two brothers. He persuaded them to let him franchise the idea. Their name – the MacDonald brothers of course!
MAKE YOUR OWN "LUCKY BREAKS"
I sent a manual to a prospective Customer recently – before they had bought the programme. This person emailed me back saying “trusting aren’t you”. I hope she meant it as a compliment. If you trust people to help you develop your thoughts and ideas (rather than assuming they’ll steal them) – then perhaps a reasonable idea will become a winning one! Let’s face it, if you simply keep your ideas to yourself, then nothing can ever happen with them anyway!
BECOME AN "ENVY-FREE ZONE"
Yeah, I know, it’s always someone less deserving than me that wins the Lottery! And that promotion should have been mine. First of all, neither of these events are automatically good news (it’s not unknown to find miserable millionaires). Secondly, you have no control over the first – random chance - type of events. For the second, you need to work out how you can be better-prepared the next time a chance comes up – and your bosses will be more impressed by that than by you moping away in a corner somewhere!
BE POSITVELY-POSITIVE
Inwardly – mainly – otherwise you might be too much for some folk! But, imagine a friend of yours has a problem, and a group of you are talking about it. How much of the comments, advice etc. is negative (and therefore helping nothing more than their on-going feeling of sorry-for-myself)? Look for positive options, take the conversation towards the future. As one victim of a house fire once said: “I’ve sent in my tax returns, and all the evidential paperwork went up in flames. So, how the hell can they prove me wrong now!”
So - good luck - but better luck if you work at it!
Looking for Luck do you work at it - To learn more about this author, visit Gordon Veniard's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
The first is the most obvious – but often the most difficult to accept…
EXPECT TO BE LUCKY
Recently, I was walking along a street beside some local shops. An old lady came towards me. I’d never met her before. It was a glorious, warm, sunny day. Literally not a single cloud in the sky. She looked at me and said: “They say it’ll rain on Thursday”. This appeared to be the highlight of her week! So, are you like that? Just waiting for fortune to come along and kick the legs from underneath you? As psychologists have been known to say: “Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy”
CONTROL UNLUCKY EMOTIONS
These include anger, resentment, shyness and the like. Because, if you are prone to displays of such emotions, you are probably dissuading people who otherwise might be willing to help you. They also lower your self-esteem. To control them, the first step is to recognise and understand the conditions under which they are likely to occur – and then work out how to “un-trigger” your response
LOOK FOR "LUCKY VREAKS"
Many years ago, Ray Kroc was selling to the food trade in the mid-west of America when he had a terrific hamburger in an outlet owned by two brothers. He persuaded them to let him franchise the idea. Their name – the MacDonald brothers of course!
MAKE YOUR OWN "LUCKY BREAKS"
I sent a manual to a prospective Customer recently – before they had bought the programme. This person emailed me back saying “trusting aren’t you”. I hope she meant it as a compliment. If you trust people to help you develop your thoughts and ideas (rather than assuming they’ll steal them) – then perhaps a reasonable idea will become a winning one! Let’s face it, if you simply keep your ideas to yourself, then nothing can ever happen with them anyway!
BECOME AN "ENVY-FREE ZONE"
Yeah, I know, it’s always someone less deserving than me that wins the Lottery! And that promotion should have been mine. First of all, neither of these events are automatically good news (it’s not unknown to find miserable millionaires). Secondly, you have no control over the first – random chance - type of events. For the second, you need to work out how you can be better-prepared the next time a chance comes up – and your bosses will be more impressed by that than by you moping away in a corner somewhere!
BE POSITVELY-POSITIVE
Inwardly – mainly – otherwise you might be too much for some folk! But, imagine a friend of yours has a problem, and a group of you are talking about it. How much of the comments, advice etc. is negative (and therefore helping nothing more than their on-going feeling of sorry-for-myself)? Look for positive options, take the conversation towards the future. As one victim of a house fire once said: “I’ve sent in my tax returns, and all the evidential paperwork went up in flames. So, how the hell can they prove me wrong now!”
So - good luck - but better luck if you work at it!
Looking for Luck do you work at it - To learn more about this author, visit Gordon Veniard's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
 | |
 |
No article feedback found. |
| |
Leave Your Feedback |
 | |
| |||
Joe DagerJoe Dager is President of Business901, a progressive coaching company providing no-nonsense direction in areas such as Lean Six Sigma Marketing and organized referral marketing. What others say: In the past 20 years, Joe and I have collaborated on many difficult issues. Joe’s ability to combine his expertise with “out of the box” thinking is unsurpassed. He has always delivered quickly, cost effectively and with ingenuity. A brilliant mind that is always a pleasure to work with.” - James R. If you want to learn more about Business901, start a conversation with us. We can be found @ Web/Blog: Business901.com Web/Blog: FundingYourNonprofit.com LinkedIn Profile Follow me on Twitter - Visit Joe Dager's Website |
|||
Stephanie RobeyStephanie Robey is President and CoFounder of Pivot Positive, LLC - an Internet marketing business focused on helping people start work at home ventures. Previously, she was employed at The Search Agency with over 20 years experience in graphic design and 10 years experience in online marketing. She was responsible for launching the Conversion Path Optimization (CPO) unit where she and her team have conducted hundreds of optimization tests for online companies across multiple verticals. She is a successful entrepreneur having started and sold 2 companies and remains on the board of directors of the third, PhotoSpin.com Stephanie began her career in the direct marketing realm creating and producing direct mail for many of the major cable television companies and directly attributes her understanding of Internet marketing to those early offline experiences. Stephanie is a graduate of San Diego State University with a BFA in Graphic Arts and also holds an Executive MBA from the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. Read Steph's Blog Meet Steph and Dave Sign up for our Free 7-Day BootCamp: Self Employed & Rich - Visit Stephanie Robey's Website |
|||
|
To learn more about the Evan Elite Author Program please contact us. | |||
 | |
|  |
Subscribe to Gordon's articles
 | |
|
|  |
 | |
|
| |
 | |||||||
|
 | ||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
|
| ||
 |
| Have you written articles that would be of value to entrepreneurs? Become an expert on our site by publishing them! Expose yourself to a wide audience, drive more traffic to your website and get more sales! Click Here for details. |
|
|
 |
| Modeling the Masters: Learn the true secrets behind Walt Disney's business success factors & grow your company! Video produced by Phanta Media |
|
|
 |
"Learn straight from Evan how you can Make a Full Time Income (And More) from a Website"
Click Here To Learn More |
|
|
|
|
Get advice & tips from famous business owners, new articles by entrepreneur experts, my latest website updates, & special sneak peaks at what's to come!
|
|
|
 Free Marketing Plan Template Leadership Style Assessment Venture Capital Guide Networking Royally Why Banks Say No eguide |
|
 | ||
 |
Top 50 Geek Business Blogs
Top 50 Geek Business Blogs | |
 |
Top 50 Franchising Blogs
Top 50 Franchising Blogs | |
| ||
 | ||||
| ||||
|
| ||||
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Email us your ideas on how to make our website more valuable! Thank you Sharon from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for your suggestions to make the newsletter look like the website and profile younger entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs!
|
|
|
