Luck gives us wings. In other words, we launch into new projects with confidence, and they come to fruition with disconcerting ease. Unfortunately, on a day-to-day basis, we tend to feel unlucky. In fact, we’re rather pessimistic, because we’ve got into the habit of always expecting the worst. So what can we do to improve our luck? Here are 4 effective ways.

1 – How to improve your luck: break out of your routine

Luck suffocates in an over-serious, over-regulated daily routine. Routine invites us to take a lot of time to organize everything and, above all, to make sure that everything happens as usual.

In fact, routine isn’t natural, because everything in life changes all the time.

In other words, if we want our days to be the same, we have to make an effort. We have to fight to ensure that life’s surprises don’t throw us off our usual path.

The problem is that our efforts and attention are constantly focused on making sure that everything goes according to plan. In other words, we’re unable to see the happy opportunities that come our way every day.

How can we be luckier? I wholeheartedly invite you to live like an accountant for 80% of your time and like a rock star for 20% (laughs).

In concrete terms, this means that at least once a week, you need to experience something new: meet a new person, go somewhere new, do something new.

To get lucky, you need to be open to new things.

2 – Follow your intuition

When it comes to luck, our minds don’t usually play well with it. It thinks too much, analyzes too much.

To have better luck, it’s essential to be able to jump in quickly, not over-analyze or over-wary.

That’s why luck depends on our ability to follow our intuition.

In other words, when you feel that something sparks your curiosity, go for it!

Don’t use your mind to check whether what you’re after is feasible or not. Just go for it!

In fact, having better luck means allowing yourself to try things. Not all of them will work, but some will.

Because as soon as we wait for the certainty that things can work, then we’re no longer in action. We stay asleep in our lives. Nothing moves, nothing changes.

Becoming lucky means realizing that we’re never sure of anything, and that we’re here to take risks, to dare and to try.

Because the most important thing is not to succeed, but to try!

3 – Never stop learning

It’s not uncommon to believe that, because school’s over for us, we have nothing left to learn, that we can’t even learn anymore.

In fact, if you listen carefully to those around you and to yourself, you’ll regularly hear, “I don’t know.”

An “I don’t know” that falls like a sentence, a period.

How can you improve your chances? By transforming these “I don’t know” into “I’m going to learn”.

We’re capable of learning anything if we allow ourselves to.

Don’t think you’re a specialist in one area and therefore incapable of venturing into another. Don’t box yourself in. Open yourself up!

In the end, getting lucky means realizing that we’re capable of learning, and that we’re here to learn.

So never doubt yourself and your abilities.

Today you don’t know, but tomorrow you will. As soon as you make this statement, a belief nested deep in your heart, luck will smile upon you!

Why is that? Because being luckier in life means no longer being afraid of the challenges that Life throws at you. It’s about rolling up your sleeves and saying: I’m going to learn!

4 – How to be luckier: identifying the lessons in failure

We don’t take failure well. For us, it’s like a spanking from Life. It hurts, it stings and, above all, we’re ashamed of it.

So we raise our eyes to the sky, our fists raging, and say: “If that’s the way it is, I’ll let it go.

What if we became a little less capricious and a little luckier?

Indeed, just because we do everything we can to make something happen, doesn’t mean it will.

In other words, we’re going to fail, even when we’re lucky, especially when we’re lucky.

Because the luckier we feel in life, the more we’re going to throw ourselves into projects. And the more projects we embark on, the more failures we’ll experience.

It’s mathematical (laughs)!

So, what can we do?

It’s all about changing the way we look at failure. Indeed, to become lucky is to understand that behind every failure, there is a valuable lesson to be learned.

A lesson that, once learned, will enable us to grow, learn and evolve further.

How can you be luckier in life? Look back at your failures, all of them, and look for the lesson, look for the teaching.

In other words, learn from your failures. Always!

Luck or misfortune?

Frano Selak is a man who has escaped several fatal accidents. One of these was a train accident in 1962 that claimed 17 lives.

In your opinion, is this man lucky or unlucky?

Luck or bad luck is a matter of choice. In the end, it’s not the circumstances of your life that tell you whether or not you’re lucky. It’s what you think.

So, what do you decide to think?

Find out more:

I invite you to read these 2 complementary articles:

Discover How to get rid of bad luck: My 5 best tips
Discover How to trigger luck: 4 tips for feeling lucky

I recommend this inspiring book:

The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck by Christian Busch

Christian Busch explores the concept of luck as a product of mindset and intention. Through a blend of research and real-life examples, the book provides insight into the factors that contribute to serendipitous moments and happy outcomes. Busch offers practical strategies for cultivating a mindset open to opportunity, fostering meaningful connections and creating the right conditions for luck to flourish. A guide for anyone seeking to be more intentional in their approach to life, inviting the potential for unexpected and positive strokes of fate.

Truly one of the best books I’ve read in recent years.
Motivating, practical, modern and fresh, it gets straight to the point! It changes lives by showing that you don’t have to wait for luck, but that you can make it happen.

I highly recommend it for personal reading and as an excellent gift for others!

Thank you very much for reading this article.

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Take care of yourself