The Luck Edition
Want to get luckier? Start here.
Most of us think of luck as something that happens to us.
Random. Elusive. Unpredictable.
But in truth, luck is more often engineered than stumbled upon.
It doesn’t just strike the chosen few — it tends to visit those who create the conditions for it.
Here are three ways to become luckier:
1. Increase Your Surface Area
Luck needs somewhere to land. Luck finds you because you’ve made yourself “findable.”
If no one knows you write, they can’t share your work.
If no one knows you’re open to a leadership role, they can’t recommend you.
If no one knows you’re exploring new ideas, they can’t invite you into the right rooms.
Serendipity requires signals.
The more you share — your work, your goals, your curiosity — the more chances you give luck to find you. Say yes more. Show up more. Speak up more.
But here’s the key: do it without clinging to outcomes. Show up to meet people, learn, and contribute — not just to collect outcomes or to achieve a specific result.
When you move through the world with curiosity instead of expectation, you're less likely to burn out and more likely to attract the unexpected.
The more visible, generous, and open you are — the more places luck has to land.
2. Do the Reps. Build the Skill. Be Ready.
Luck loves preparation.
Opportunities rarely come with a calendar invite or a long lead time.
The best opportunities, roles, people shows up unannounced — and usually favors those who’ve been quietly getting better behind the scenes.
✍️ If you want to be known for your writing, publish quietly every week — even if no one’s watching. Your voice sharpens through use.
💼 If you want a leadership role, show up like a leader now — prep deeply, speak with clarity, solve bigger problems than your title requires.
💛 If you want more serendipity in your life, be someone others want to introduce.
Follow your curiosity. Share your thinking. Be generous without an agenda.
The best opportunities often come from people you haven't met — yet.
When you consistently practice, refine, build, create — you’re not just getting good. You’re compounding your readiness.
Because when luck knocks, it’s not enough to be hopeful. You have to be capable.
You have to be ready.
And hard-work is the bridge between luck showing up and you being able to say, “Yes. I am ready.”
3. Believe You’re Lucky
This might sound a little abstract or intangible — but it’s neuroscience.
Your brain is a pattern-recognition machine. It filters what you notice based on what you expect to find.
If you believe good things happen to you, your brain starts scanning for doors, not walls.
You notice the job posting before it closes.
You catch the small comment that leads to a big opportunity.
You lean into conversations instead of sitting them out.
People aren’t unlucky.
They’re often just closed — to possibility, to people, to their own power.
Lucky people, on the other hand, walk through the world with expectant energy.
They don’t wait for proof — they carry the belief “Good things find me.”
And that belief becomes the filter that reveals the opportunity.
Luck doesn’t always strike out of nowhere.
It often arrives where it’s welcomed.
Your job isn’t to chase luck — it’s to align with it.
And that starts with what you believe, how you show up, and how you practice.
If this landed for you, forward it to a friend who could use a little extra luck.
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