How to Create Your Own Good Luck in 4 Simple Steps

As part of his research, Wiseman placed a large message in a newspaper which said "Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win £250." He then asked study participants to count how many photos were in the newspaper. People who characterized themselves as unlucky tended to miss his secret message, whereas self-described lucky people tended to find it. Optimism is a character trait that helped my husband know that regardless of where he was at the moment, things were soon going to change.

Life isn't always easy. People get sick, things break down and mistakes get made. But resilient individuals take control of a situation and turn negative events into something positive. For my husband, it meant convincing a CEO he knew to hire him as a salesperson. Sitting behind a desk and answering to a boss was not easy for someone who had been a business owner his entire life. It was a frightening move, but one that proved to be incredibly lucky.