How to Attract Good Luck
I recently read an article about pro football injuries. Most sources agree that 75% of injuries can be avoided through conditioning, proper warm-up, and mentally staying in the game for each and every play.
Players that aren’t in shape, sufficiently agile, or just plain careless are candidates for the dreaded “injury prone” label. This is because they can’t sidestep needless pileups and collisions or play “full out” for the entire game.
Especially in a game with a lopsided score, this lack of conditioning tends to diminish mental focus and cause players to go at less than top speed. The result is a higher risk of injury.
Is this luck? Some of it is. Football is that kind of game. However, most of it is not.
A football player can minimize the risk of injury through conditioning and focus.
I often use this analogy when talking to weekend warriors, armchair quarterbacks, or even confirmed couch potatoes.
water based concrete sealer “So what can you minimize in your business with the equivalent of an athlete’s conditioning and focus? And what differences will that make in the kind of luck you attract?”
I’ve designed the following simple questions that will help you condition your mind, sharpen your focus, and attract good luck:
Are you a student of your business or profession? Do you continually hone your skills and learn new ones?
What books do you read, recordings do you listen to, or programs do you attend that condition your mind for success, build mental toughness, and develop resiliency?
These are akin to the athlete training with weights, doing conditioning drills, reinforcing the fundaments of the sport, and adding new techniques.
In addition, athletes that harness the power of the mind and practice mentally respond more effectively to the rigors of the game. Do you get enough exercise, sufficient rest, meaningful recreation, and time with your family?
Some athletes never learn that they are preparing for the game even when they are not preparing for the game. Businesspeople and professionals are sometimes no different. After a point, late nights and weekends are counter-productive.
The issue is not a possible sprained ankle. Rather, it’s ineffective performance and lost income.
If you are committed to success, you can’t reduce risk to zero. You can’t succeed without expending yourself and risking failure.
However, like an athlete, you can condition yourself and focus the mind for success. Not only can you maximize your success potential, you can also minimize your possible setbacks.
In effect, you have set the conditions to attract good luck. And you are ready to prove “the harder I work, the luckier I get.”