You may be smart, you may be talented, you may be handsome, but you aren’t successful. After all, the person that never was that gifted or never had great ideas and has less brains than you, is now your supervisor! How did that happen?
Why do all of us with the ability to be great, never see our dreams come true? What is the common characteristics successful people have?
According to research, what divides successful people from non-successful people is that the former had a particular goal in their life and worked hard to achieve it. On the other hand, people that had lots of goals and ideas, but spent more time talking about them than working on them, never managed to make their dreams come true.
So, the first thing you have to do in order to succeed is to find a goal. How do you imagine yourself in five or ten years from now? Would you like to have your present job? Would you like to be sitting in a small office, working many hours for little money? Or do you see yourself on a quiet beach, on a vacation with your family? If the second option seems better to you, maybe you need a better paid job. Think of all the alternatives. For instance, is it better for you to keep your present job and try to get promoted, or should you apply for another job? Or maybe you should think of starting your own business?
Your goal must be specific. If your goal is not clear, you will never manage to achieve it. When you have your specific goal, write it down. It is always helpful when you see your thoughts in writing. If your goal seems too difficult to achieve, divide it into smaller goals. For example, divide your goal into smaller ones.
Do you want to be a lucky and successful? There are things you can do to become lucky. In fact, there are at least a dozen “techniques” that you can use. I have been using them for years, and yes, they say I’m a lucky guy. Here are two of the most important things you can do.
Lucky Tip 1 – Get Ready For Luck
Preparation puts the odds in your favour. In whatever area of your life you want to be lucky, start preparing. There are always things you can do to allow for more luck. When you want to be lucky in love, you comb your hair, right? If you want to have good luck as a singer, start practicing and make a list of places you can audition, read up on how other singers became successful. Start getting ready for good luck.
Lucky Guy Tip 2 – Be In The Right Place
A friend was recently lucky enough to get a good job teaching Spanish. She never was able to find jobs like this when she lived in a small northern Michigan town. When she moved here to Tucson, Arizona, things changed. Not surprisingly, there are often more opportunities in larger towns.
Naturally, you are more likely to get a “lucky break” as a movie star in Hollywood than in Toledo, Ohio. You’ll have more opportunities to sail in a city on a coast. If you want to be a great skier, should you move to Alabama or Colorado? You get the point.
It isn’t just about moving to “luckier” cities, though. Being in the right place is a matter of daily choices too. “Hanging out” where management does is more likely to lead to a promotion at work than spending time with the other employees. We spend time at real estate investing club meetings and were just approached with an offer to partner on a great deal.
Find the “right places,” and make it a point to be there. Imagine two men looking for the woman of their dreams. One stays home and dreams while the other accepts an invitation to a party. Who’s more likely to be the lucky guy?
Being lucky and successful is about getting ready for luck and being in the right place at the right time. Make Luck happen for you!
