Newsletter - March, 2005 - Issue 5 - Do you feel lucky?

"I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity."
- Oprah Winfrey

By Lindsay Sukornyk, Founder, North Star Coaches

Do you feel lucky? Are you one of those people who good things just happen to? People enter your life exactly as you need them, good opportunities are bubbling up all around. Or, maybe you're like the mother in the movie "Hollywood Bollywood" who is constantly throwing her hand to her forehead wailing "I'm so unlucky!" You find that people are out to get you; you always end up with the short end of the stick. Well, whatever you believe to be true for you - you're right.

The truth is that you make your own luck. While it is possible to bring more luck to your life, it is not as simple as finding that four leaf clover and keeping your fingers crossed. There are some specific steps you can take to make every day your lucky day.

Set your intention
What do you want to create in your life? If you had no limitations, what would your ideal life be? Think about all of the different pieces that would be in place. What would your career look like? What about your family life and your health? Would you be traveling? What contribution would you be making to the world? What would you be doing and who would you be doing it with? Think about all of these things and write down your ideal situation.

Assume you'll get what you want
Whatever your assumptions are, you'll gather evidence to prove yourself right. If you assume that people want to help you, you will find people to be especially helpful. If you assume that you deserve to be happy, successful and fulfilled, you will find yourself there in no time. If you assume that your dreams are totally possible, you will see fewer roadblocks along the way.

Follow your fears
Take a look at your current reality and ask yourself what the gap is between where you are and where you'd like to be. What are you afraid of? Commit to doing one thing that scares you every day. Set some boundaries at work that you're afraid to set. Have a tough conversation you've been avoiding having. Get off the couch and take up a new activity. Call up a role model and ask for some help. Tell 3 people every day what your dream is. The direct path to the life of your dreams is directly through your greatest fears

Open your eyes
Assume that opportunity is all around you. Stay open to new people, ideas, information. You will be amazed at the amount of synchronicity that begins to occur when you keep your head up and notice what's going on.

Once you have articulated your intention, chosen assumptions that serve you, taken regular leaps towards your fears and kept your eyes open to new opportunities all around you, you will very quickly find yourself taking major steps towards your ultimate life. Before you know it, you be surrounded by people saying "Your life is so great. You're so lucky." Then, you can simply smile and say "Thank you - I am lucky."