So last week I introduced you to the work of Dr. Richard Wiseman who did a ten-year study on Luck. And we talked about the four principles he says that all lucky people share that he developed based on that study. So, if you haven’t listened to that, go back, and give Episode 66 a listen. It’s a great perspective.

But that episode might’ve left you wondering what you do if you’re at the opposite end of the spectrum. If you feel like you’re Unlucky. Or maybe that, no matter what you do or what you try, you just can’t seem to catch a break.

Well, this episode is for you because I’m going to share some wisdom from Max Gunther, a British American journalist who, like Richard Wiseman, also wrote a book called The Luck Factor. And in that book, he shared five rules for changing your luck. 

If all this talk about luck, has you feeling like you need a little Luck Adjustment, this episode is for you. So, let’s dive in.

 As a journalist exploring the idea of Luck, Max Gunther claims to have spoken to and interviewed close to a thousand people from all walks of life. Gamblers, business leaders, psychiatrists, and everyday people. These people ran the gamut from extraordinarily lucky to incredibly unlucky. And from those conversations, he learned that of course, the ideas about what makes people lucky varies widely. But when he looked deeper, he found that there are five outstanding characteristics that distinguish lucky people from Unlucky people. 

These five characteristics are their ways of being. And they reflect everything from attitudes about themselves and others and an inner talk track that serves them. So first, I’ll share the five characteristics and then we’ll take them one by one.

1.       Lucky people use a spiderweb structure.

2.       Lucky people have a very strong hunching skill.

3.       Lucky people live boldly.

4.       Lucky people move quickly to mitigate the downside.

5.       Lucky people have a healthy pessimism.

For more, give the episode a listen. 

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