On this book were going to be for exploring the art and science of being lucky! Luck has nothing to do with mysticism (that's another kind of luck covered in another book). The luck we're referring to is the kind about designing events and fortuitous circumstances where you are at the floodgates where Opportunities torrent through! Good things just effortlessly happen, out of nowhere! These lucky coincidences can be engineered and designed-— no mysticism nor magic is required!
Generally people are considered lucky, if you can be in the right place and time. That's what were going to be talking about in great depth, in this book.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Luck is opportunity meeting preparation
Maximize opportunities
Playing the numbers game
The long game
Being at the right place, right time meeting the right people
Fishing at the right pond
Begging to take their money
The value of teachers and mentors
Taking action immediately!
The friend of a friend of a friend
Pulling the trigger
Opportunities are fleeting
Doing your homework
Doing nothing also entails risk
Talking yourself out of opportunities
Preparations
Emergency funds
Opportunities and logistics
Expanding your network
Roles people play
Getting better training
Luck and positive thinking
Open door policy
Being Santa Claus
Giving as a tactic
The key people
People skills
Rapport skills
Deep personal information
Trance words
Name— Music to their ears
Breaking rapport to build rapport
Paying attention
Intuition
Should we then listen to intuition all the time?
Reticular Activation System
Persistence
Developing stronger resilience
Resilience and positive attitude
Reframing problems positively
Changing beliefs and values
Too rigid
Original plans are not set in stone!
Self-fulfilling prophecies
Sob stories
Limiting beliefs
List down your self-limiting beliefs
Action and risks
Handling risks
Motivation, passion and drive to succeed
Sustaining the motivation
