Did you ever look at someone and think, "He is
so lucky. He has money, he's in a great
relationship and wow -- what a great career,
being able to travel like that?"
I've done it too. And as my mind entertained
this thought, I would find myself in an often
depressing place overthinking about reasons
why I wasn't as successful as "that guy."
I wasn't so lucky. I wasn't lucky to be born with
good looks or into the right family. I wasn't lucky
enough to have the right education or lucky
enough to be at the right place at the right time.
But as I grew in my career and in my life and by
meeting lots of people from all over the world in
so many walks of life, I made this profound
realization:
Sure, we can be born into it and fall into it. But
so many successful people I met -- from couples
in blissful long-term relationships to successful
career women to billionaires to profoundly
happy people who have very little -- became
"lucky" because they think differently and take
certain actions.
As I thought about my own journey of learning
to deal with uncertainty these days, I realized
that in the absence of luck being granted to us
by the lottery of birth, we all can get a chance to
get lucky.
Here are 21 reasons why some people get
lucky in life:
Lucky people...
1. Work hard... quietly. They don't boast,
toast or celebrate. They do. Toiling away at
their craft day in and day out. They don't
announce it on Facebook or tweet about it
on Twitter. Lucky people get busy working.
2. Surround themselves with positive
people who build them up not tear them
down. Life is hard enough as it is without
having to worry about negative people
slowing you down.
3. Put positive seeds into their mind
every single day. All of us wake up with
sometimes random thoughts that can
debilitate. By proactively choosing the right
words and actions, some people overcome
those morning limitations set by the mind.
They have certain rituals. A morning run,
meditation, prayer or their morning cup of
coffee while walking the dog.
4. Fight the overthinking mind each day.
You are not alone. We all overthink choices
that lie ahead. It can be a daily battle. Is it
in their DNA? Maybe. But increasingly I've
learned that some people -- especially
happier people make a choice to limit their
overthinking mind.
5. Have a clear purpose. Lucky people have
a crystal clear objective. Either to provide
for their children more than they had
growing up or to successfully launch their
business. Whatever their cause, lucky
people have a magnet attracting them to
their goals.
6. Accept imperfection. 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.
7. They don't gossip or pay attention to
the critics. Lucky people don't get
distracted by the naysayers, doubters or
haters. They don't allow the negativity to
enter their mind. Shrugging off a desire to
gossip or respond to critics, lucky people
smile and keep walking forward.
8. They feel more than they think. They
are often driven by emotion and passion
about their endeavor. Thinking is important
but often we let our minds direct us
forward. And when we face difficult
circumstance, we are conflicted between
what we think and what we feel. Lucky
people seem to lead from the heart not the
head.
9. They focus on the goal, not the plan.
Plans can change. Chaos can interrupt the
best laid plans. But goals don't. Happy
marriage, talented kids, meaningful work
and a successful career -- these usually
remain constant but how we get there can
change over time.
10. They take lots of action. Lucky people
have a bias for trying things, even if they
may fail. They create certainty by moving
forward rather than sitting still. Momentum
goes when your energy flows.
11. They are open to meeting anyone,
anytime. Talking openly to anyone who'll
listen to their ideas, lucky people smile and
engage -- opening up their minds to chance
meetings with strangers where one thing
can lead to another.
12. Remain in the day to day. Letting go of
the past and focusing on the present
moments, lucky people direct their effort at
what they can control right here and right
now. Not worrying as much about
yesterday or tomorrow.
13. They get hurt by the setbacks and the
failures as much as anyone but they
keep going because they know that they'll
come out of it. They have this powerful
belief that tough times pass and that if they
persevere long enough, they'll get through
the failures.
14. 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.
15. They're always curious, asking questions
of the simplest things to everyone they
know. 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.
16. They know that getting to success is
never a straight line but a path full of
curves and side roads. Lucky people zig
zagged their way through life often in
uncharted waters.
17. Are grateful. Recognizing that life is not a
right but a gift, lucky people act with great
humility.
18. Admit that they're not that smart.
Lucky people become smart and learn by
trying. They read. They toil. Admit their
faults. Apologize quickly and move on.
Recognizing that happiness and success in
life comes from constant learning.
19. They serve others. From launching a new
business to sustaining a happy marriage
requires serving someone else than
yourself. Lucky people give generously to
others through their effort in their jobs,
careers, business and their personal lives.
Their effort is found on ensuring others
have what they need before their own
needs are met.
20. Know that 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,
cultivating and growing. Lucky people don't
count on luck. They make a choice to think
differently and to take action.
21. They're hungry. They want it badly. They
believe they have something of value to
give to the world and are aching to give it.
Lucky people jump out of bed in the
morning. They sacrifice -- giving up the
luxuries of the modern world (TV,
Facebook, etc.) -- so that they can get to
work fulfilling the promise they make to
themselves.

Source: http ://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3988785

Nice one Op .....

nice write up...work smart ...