Even though St. Patrick’s Day is over, everyone’s looking to capitalize on the luck of the Irish. And with two Friday the 13th months in a row, luck seems to be on everyone’s mind. It might seem like a difficult task if you’re constantly plagued with black cats and ladders, but here are a few ways you can increase your good fortune.
Attitude
We all pay bills, go to work, and run into our fair share of obstacles in life. But the difference between miserable people and happy people is what they choose to focus on. Miserable people only see the bad things that happen, and as a result, their mood plummets. Happy people are more optimistic and don’t let the small stuff get them down. The same holds true for lucky people – they look at situations they face and find the luck.
Lucky Charms
Sometimes it helps to feel more fortunate if you’ve got a good luck charm, a number or a symbol on your side. It might have to do with your birthday – if you were born in 1987, the year of the rabbit, it’s the luckiest of the Chinese zodiac signs. You may have a lucky uniform number that makes you play harder, better, faster or stronger. A pair of socks you never wash, a rabbit’s foot, a clover tattoo, whatever it is, sometimes just having the external object to count on makes you feel luckier.
Create Opportunity
You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket. But while your chances of winning the lottery are very slim, there are smaller ways to create your own luck on a regular basis. If you have bad luck catching the bus to class in the morning – it’s too crowded or you miss the last one to get to campus on time, try waking up a few minutes earlier to catch an earlier bus. Yes, it involves a little work, but remember your attitude and think about your good luck when you get to campus with enough time before class to grab coffee!
-Leland Strott
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