Comments on: How to be Lucky

By: Harrison Schmidt

Harrison Schmidt — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:07:04 +0000

As godaddy’s founder says, “Go Out Of Your Comfort Zone, And Stay There”.

These are great tips. If you want opportunities to come, you have to go to places where there are people, intact with them, and things will happen.

By: Vivek

Vivek — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:47:19 +0000

I liked it too!! But again, has been written in a manner that “reader” gets more interested in “V” than in “getting lucky”. ….No….no I am not serious. This was supposed to be a pun. :)
Thanks for your advices.

By: Justin Razmus

Justin Razmus — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:09:52 +0000

This is some great advice. Being “lucky” is much more than just “being lucky”. There are many times a negative or preoccupied person may stumble on to a situation that others would consider good luck, but if you are not aware of it, then it means nothing to you. Most of the people I have seen make it to the top in the business world, make most of their own luck, and are constantly on the look out for an opportunity. I have adapted this attitude in my real estate investing business, and my online businesses and have seen a huge difference. Good things are out there, you have to keep your eyes open.

By: riodee

riodee — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:28:33 +0000

Good luck and bad luck happen in order to move you to your destiny.Some have more, some get less of each,but it pushes you in the direction you are suppose to end up.That is also why when you work really hard at something, and never achieve success, it is stopping you from going that direction.Luck aside, one thing I have found it that the “effort = rewards scale” doesn’t always balance out . Some receive more rewards with little effort, and others little reward with a lot of effort.Not a good example for mankind, wouldn’t it be a better world if everyone knew you only get what you work for, or you only get what you deserve. Good or bad. As I say ” effort with out equaled reward, dries up ambition”

By: Chilli Flakes

Chilli Flakes — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:03:39 +0000

this is great post, exactly what I wanted to say through comments in earlier post. Sooner or later luck comes to you, time is the only thing which decides which moment is written for you.

By: EMS Prime

EMS Prime — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:05:47 +0000

I am new to blogging. I have read about every word on your blog.

To date, this article hit home more than any I have read trying to learn to get a successful blog going.

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I have set my goald, a bit of a business plan if you will, however; this article really opened my eyes to the long term goals I have ahead of me.

I thank you for this wonderful article and all of the other wonderful articles you have on this blog.

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By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:07:29 +0000

somebody help me? I’m 21 years old, I still no have girlfriend, and I do have bad luck with girls. I do want to get know girls when I’m friends with them, but sometimes I rush up and try to take it to the next level. If anybody has some very good advice, I just tired of being SINGLE somebody please help me!!

By: entrepreneur

entrepreneur — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:01:32 +0000

I always remember this saying from a cat in a movie:

“Inch by inch life is a cinch. Yard by yard life is very hard”

It’s all in the mind. When you are relaxed, you can see many opportunities that will pass by then being stressed.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:12:37 +0000

Great post! I think another good point would be to tackle problems and objectives one at a time, as taking on more then you can handle can cause stress and anxiety and you may find that you don’t get anything done at all. This is also an important thing to remember whilst following these steps, think of one thing and try too remind yourself of it a few times everyday and you will succeed

By: Pat Vail

Pat Vail — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:11:45 +0000

In answer too (Jon Tillman Says :) That brings me to my new motto: “Aim low, you need a whole lot less than you think to be happy.”
That’s not a very impowering statement is it? It reminds me of an experience I had, I was selling an engine. At the time it had been sitting in my garage for quite a long time, so I ran an advertisement listing it at $100.00 American dollars. The phone rang off the hook, and the first guy there gave me the hundred as soon as we walked in the garage. (I guess he wanted to see it to be sure it was what I said, a 350 cubic inch Chevy engine.) He left and I spent the rest of the day answering the telephone and telling them that someone had already purchased the engine. I didn’t feel as good, as I knew that I could have gotten more than I asked how much more I will never know.
POINT: I have heard it said, that it is better to aim too high and miss, than too aim to low and hit. If you don’t test your limits you will never know what you can achieve. And think about it, how you would justify your life one day, lying on your death bed wondering if you had lived life as well as you could have.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:28:51 +0000

I’ve always been a lucky person. I’ve noticed that luck happens when I give up and just let go. I wish for luck because I want to help others. I can’t force luck. Luck is free, guilt-free, free of judgment and very generous. That’s how I describe luck.

When Bill Clinton was interviewed last night on Larry King, he talked about how a billion people had no clean water, people had no jobs, no food, no way to sustain themselves. He had a vision to change their luck with a practical plan. I’m not a political person at all, but I can’t get it out of my head that over half our world lives in misery. I’d like to use my luck to make his dream a reality. It’s following me around; this nagging realization keeps creeping in that our charmed life is not possible for most of the world, that children are dying of the simplest needs unmet.

Bill Clinton has incredible luck; you can see that he lives in that lucky space where he and others like him can make things happen and change the world. That’s real luck. You have it too, by empowering others, your luck keeps flowing and growing.

By: FollowSteph.com » Life Quotes

FollowSteph.com » Life Quotes — Sat, 27 May 2006 00:06:41 +0000

[...] Darren Rowse of Problogger.net recently wrote a very good article entitled “How to be lucky“. He virtually comes to the same conclusion, luck only comes to those looking for it. [...]

By: jc

jc — Sat, 20 May 2006 20:40:20 +0000

I am really lucky, to be married with four kids to the wife I was “lucky” enough to meet. If you think luck has anything to do with it , it does not. I pursued her, worked for her, and, to this day , still do. In fact, it has taken me 16 years to be so lucky. And I am not , in fact, the good looking sort, balding, with a good sense of humor. Praise God for hard work!

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:01:18 +0000

I injoyed this article. It was sent to me by an intuitive friend whom I respect.
thanks and I look forward to reading more.

By: ADP

ADP — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:41:51 +0000

Darren
Great post on luck, agree fully. And as for it being 13 items long, well if it feels right for you, then do it. If you don’t have a problem with the number, don’t let it hold you back. It is part of intuition and trusting your gut, but it’s worth highlighting: Do your own thing.

Perhaps you could add another to the list (except then it’d ruin the 13…)

By: Josue

Josue — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:51:51 +0000

Good point, Will.

In my case, as a Christian, I find that meditating helps me put things under perspective. It forces me to stop and think, and being just myself. Otherwise, we become machines, you know what I mean?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:38:30 +0000

Great post!
I agree with you 100% that excessive levels of fear and anxiety completely get in the way of good Luck.

To that end, I’d add a part (b) to point 8. -Learn to Meditate. It can sound a bit hokey, but it is Very Effective in letting you Relax. And if you really get good at it, it seems to open your mind up to whatever is in the ether out there. You hear that little voice a bit clearer.

2 other points to add: 1.Sense of Humor! and 2.Self-Esteem. –almost Allowing yourself to succeed, but being ok with necessary mistakes along the way.

Cheers!

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:13:24 +0000

This post reminded me of a book I blogged about back in 2003, which I still haven’t picked up. It’s “The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life: The Four Essential Principles.” by Dr. Richard Wiseman

By: Alvin

Alvin — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 04:55:12 +0000

16) Be good to luck and she’ll be good to you ;)

Something I’m working on myself, but it seems the more you appreciate the good luck in your life the more that gratitute rolls itself into more good luck.

I love this post Darren, is it a nice run-up to the upcoming lifetipper.com? I’m really looking forward to that :)

By: Chris Saad

Chris Saad — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:51:39 +0000

Hi Darren and everyone else – I have only recently discovered that Australian bloggers exist and this is the first place I have really stopped off to read!

This post is great Darren – I have always wondered about luck in business and the way in which we can create our own luck.

I too like the 13 points for a points about luck btw ;)