Early this year, I was pursuing a trip to the Galapagos to celebrate turning 60. I contacted a company that was recommended by a friend and I contacted my local travel agencies. I never heard back from any of them. I was beginning to think that my trip wasn't going to happen. Then I got an email from Trip Advisor asking if I needed help planning a trip. The questionnaire matched me with a travel agent in New York. She was incredible and helped me plan and execute an incredible vacation. It felt very much like luck coming my way. I'm not much into clickbait and rarely look at emails from trip advisor. Oh, and on the last night of the cruise, I went to settle my bill and the ship manager had forgotten to add my wifi charge to my bill. He told me to walk away. $100 savings.
And tonight right after reading this, we went to a busy restaurant and got a parking space by the entrance.
I definitely think this is a recipe for making luck, focusing on all the amazing luck we have already.
Have you heard about Arthur C Brooke’s ‘negativity journal’?
He has his students keep a journal and when something bad happens in their life they write it down and set a reminder to review it in, I think, one month’s time. Then review it again in 6 month’s time. The point being that though something can seem like bad luck in the moment often unexpected good can come from it. His students ended up looking forward to their bad luck!
Being born to my parents was probably the luckiest thing that ever happened to me. But this one was kinda of fun, and I wrote a poem about it.
Lucky in the Rain
Just my luck that I would
See a 100-dollar bill
Floating in a puddle
In the middle of the road
In front of my house
As I splashed my way
In a driving rain
To an empty bus
That waited for me.
Forgot to say thanks for this -- love it!
Thanks, Rob. It happened decades go and I still can't believe how lucky I was.
Early this year, I was pursuing a trip to the Galapagos to celebrate turning 60. I contacted a company that was recommended by a friend and I contacted my local travel agencies. I never heard back from any of them. I was beginning to think that my trip wasn't going to happen. Then I got an email from Trip Advisor asking if I needed help planning a trip. The questionnaire matched me with a travel agent in New York. She was incredible and helped me plan and execute an incredible vacation. It felt very much like luck coming my way. I'm not much into clickbait and rarely look at emails from trip advisor. Oh, and on the last night of the cruise, I went to settle my bill and the ship manager had forgotten to add my wifi charge to my bill. He told me to walk away. $100 savings.
And tonight right after reading this, we went to a busy restaurant and got a parking space by the entrance.
I love these! Plus they make it sound like you're on a lucky streak. Fingers crossed ;)
I definitely think this is a recipe for making luck, focusing on all the amazing luck we have already.
Have you heard about Arthur C Brooke’s ‘negativity journal’?
He has his students keep a journal and when something bad happens in their life they write it down and set a reminder to review it in, I think, one month’s time. Then review it again in 6 month’s time. The point being that though something can seem like bad luck in the moment often unexpected good can come from it. His students ended up looking forward to their bad luck!
Oh that's really interesting! Thanks!