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How to Get Lucky and Stay Lucky
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How to improve your luck
- Position yourself. Embrace your opportunities and weather the storms.
- Look for ways to turn your luck around.
- Stick your neck out. You have to take risks and accept the good and bad that may come.
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Be ready to bail
Lucky people know their plans may not always work out. They do not let themselves grow too confident or relaxed. They anticipate change and lean into it.
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Don't push it
People who are lucky always assume that their luck will run out at some point. They don't ride the peak, because they know not to push their luck.
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- Connect the dots - observe the trigger and link it to something seemingly unrelated, thus realising the potential valued within a unique event.
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