"Even a tortoise will arrive at its destination if it's moving."
(Isaac C. Mwiya)
(Isaac C. Mwiya)
My husband's great Aunt Doris had an idea. "Let's take a walk and go house hunting," she said to her husband, Uncle Ernst. He did not want to budge, however. As a German immigrant, he was trying to find work at Stelco, but to no avail. But Doris persisted until Ernst finally relented. They set out on their walk in downtown Hamilton and came upon Liberty Street. As luck would have it, one of the houses was for sale. The owner happened to be out front. He and Uncle Ernst struck up a conversation. It turned out he was quitting his job at Stelco and moving back to Scotland. Ernst explained how he had been trying to get a job there but had no luck. The Scottish man promised to put in the good word at Stelco for Ernst. All he had to do was show up on Monday. Sure enough, on Monday Ernst went to Stelco where he got a job. He and Doris bought the house on Liberty Street.
What would have happened if Ernst had have stayed on the couch that day? They say that successful people make their own luck. They don't wait for things to happen. They make a decision and act. Business Insider outlines five characteristics about good luck (http://www.businessinsider.com/how-rich-people-make-their-own-luck-2016-2):
1. Luck hides outside comfort zones.
An open mind and a curious mind is more receptive to possibilities.
2. Luck hides inside positivity.
You must see opportunities in order to embrace them. Problem solving requires creativity and insight. "Positivity is the fertilizer in which good luck grows."
3. Luck hides behind courage.
You must take risks. 'Courage is not the absence of fear but the pursuit of something while in the throes of it." Cultivate the habit of taking educated risks.
4. Luck hides inside new relationships.
In order to meet the right person at the right time, you must go out and find him or her.
5. Luck hides inside intuition.
Intuition is when your subconscious communicates with your conscious.
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