Characteristics of people who have good luck
Common belief regards luck as something that happens by chance or by fate. But according to Richard Wiseman, a psychology professor and author of The Luck Factor , your actions and mindset can increase your chances of being lucky.
In research he conducted over 10 years and published in 2003, Wiseman spoke with 400 people who identified themselves aslucky personor not. Reporting from CNBC , his research shows the same characteristics among people who believe that they are lucky!
- Don't Miss Opportunities
People-lucky personnot just set one way to reach his goal. It's flexibility like this that places themrespond to situationshard with good and berchancemore likely to meet and connect with others, according to research from Wiseman.
Wiseman wrote in his research that everyone would waste a lotchancein his life if you keep trying to achieve one goal in the same way. Meanwhile, new or random experiences will introduce you to the potential forchancenew.
- Listening to Intuition
Personality tests show that people who are less or less fortunate are usually more prone to anxiety and tension. That anxiety will eventually lead to indecision.
Meanwhile, on the other hand,lucky persontend to make decisions quickly after listening to their intuition. Because they trust their instincts, they will act more quickly and open the door for otherschancethe new one.
- Optimistic
In research conducted by Wiseman,lucky personwill still find the positives in an unfavorable situation. In an experiment, Wiseman asked a group of people torespond to situationswhere they are at a bank being robbed and shot in the arm.
Unlucky people will tend to state how unlucky they were to be at the bank during the robbery. Otherwise,lucky personwould see this scenario better than likely get shot in the head and even comment that they could sell the story in newspapers or the internet.
- Toughness
Lucky manwillrespond to situationswho do not go as expected by continuing to complete their responsibilities. They tend to imagine that things could be worse than they are so they can feel calmer.
This will allow them to set high standards and expectations for the future. In turn, this will help them move on to a more fortunate life.
