How to be a Lucky Guy (Or Gal)

Here is a short but true story of a lucky guy, or at least a guy that got lucky pretty often.

It was years ago, when I used to work with a bunch of single guys. One, whom I’ll call Dave, was not well liked by the other guys at work. This was due in part to the fact that he was a jackass. There might have also been a bit of envy involved, since Dave seemed to easily get dates with many of the beautiful women in the area.

This was a mystery to many. Why did a jackass go out with all the women that the other guys just dreamed about? The solution was clear to anyone who paid attention: Because he asked them out! They usually said no, but he just kept asking, until some of them said yes.

Seriously, isn’t this so common? We wonder at the “luck” of others, when the key is that those lucky people are doing the simple things we are afraid to do.

Who is more likely to get a date? A man who asks out one woman or a man who asks out ten?

Who is more likely to get a raise at work, a woman who just quietly does a good job, or one that does a good job and asks for a raise?

This is obvious stuff, right? Almost all such “lessons” are, but we need to be reminded. We also need to take action to put lessons into practice.

Recently, I was at one of those free money-making seminars, and the speaker asked who wanted a hundred-dollar bill. A few hands went up. When he asked who would come up and get it, only a few out of hundreds approached the stage. He handed the bill to the first one there, while the crowd sat watching, too afraid to embarrass themselves.

We can see that fear gets in the way of having “good luck.” What can we do then to have more courage? Well, there are self-improvement products, such as seminars and tapes and books that can teach us techniques for overcoming fear. I am particularly impressed with NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques myself. These things can help.

Feel The Fear And Do It Anyhow

A more immediate way to overcome fear is to start acting in the face of it. Start with small steps and work your way up. You can’t wait until the fear is gone to act. Courage is being afraid and acting anyhow. The more you do this, the more you see that courage is not…

(This is an excerpt from the “Secrets Of Lucky People” package. You can read the rest of this chapter in the book and you’ll also find dozens of great little exercises designed to make you into a lucky guy (or gal). Use the link below to get more information.)

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| April 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Self Improvement, Spirituality |

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