Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods. Instead, it is a way of thinking and behaving.

Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something new. They're prepared to take risks and relaxed enough to see the opportunities in the first place.

Our beliefs do not sit passively in our brains waiting to be confirmed or contradicted by incoming information. Instead, they play a key role in shaping how we see the world.

We are far more like somebody watching ourselves than somebody in charge of ourselves.

Lucky people create, notice, and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives.

When you gossip about another person, listeners unconsciously associate you with the characteristics you are describing, ultimately leading to those characteristics' being “transferred” to you. So, say positive and pleasant things about friends and colleagues, and you are seen as a nice person. In contrast, constantly complain about their failings, and people will unconsciously apply the negative traits and incompetence to you.

Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods. Instead, it is a way of thinking and behaving.