| Want to be a lucky guy or gal? There are | | | | allow for more luck. When you want to be |
| things you can do to become one. In | | | | lucky in love, you comb your hair, |
| fact, there are at least a dozen luck | | | | right? If you want to have good luck as |
| "techniques" that you can use. I have | | | | a singer, start practicing, make a list |
| been using them for years, and yes, they | | | | of places you can audition, read up on |
| say I'm a lucky guy. Here are two of the | | | | how other singers became successful. |
| most important things you can do. | | | | Start getting ready for good luck. |
| Lucky Guy Tip - Get Ready For Luck | | | | Lucky Guy Tip - Be In The Right Place |
| When we bought a house for $17,500 from | | | | My wife was recently lucky enough to get |
| the bank, and later sold it for a nice | | | | a good job teaching Spanish. She never |
| profit, people said "You're so lucky!" | | | | was able to find jobs like this when we |
| Yes, we were lucky that we had the cash | | | | lived in a small northern Michigan town. |
| saved, because they weren't offering | | | | When we moved here to Tucson, Arizona, |
| financing at that price. We were lucky | | | | things changed. Not surprisingly, there |
| that had savings, making it easy to quit | | | | are often more opportunities in larger |
| our jobs and move to this new town. | | | | towns. |
| A friend who owns a used car dealership | | | | Naturally, you are more likely to get a |
| had cash flow problems. He could get a | | | | "lucky break" as a movie star in |
| couple great cars at auction, but needed | | | | Hollywood than in Toledo, Ohio. You'll |
| $1500. He offered a car as security if I | | | | have more opportunities to sail in a |
| would loan him the money for 10 days for | | | | city on a coast. If you want to be a |
| $100 interest. Not only was I lucky | | | | great skier, should you move to Alabama |
| enough to make an easy $100, but he was | | | | or Colorado? You get the point. |
| so grateful that he sold me a car for | | | | It isn't just about moving to "luckier" |
| $1,600 that was worth much more. | | | | cities, though. Being in the right place |
| Preparation puts the odds in your favor. | | | | is a matter of daily choices too. |
| If you were in the situations above, you | | | | "Hanging out" where management does is |
| couldn't necessarily do what I did. But | | | | more likely to lead to a promotion at |
| if you had arranged to borrow $17,500 | | | | work than spending time with the other |
| from a someone, you could have split the | | | | employees. We spend time at real estate |
| profits on the house. If you had a | | | | investing club meetings, and were just |
| credit card in the second situation, a | | | | approached with an offer to partner on a |
| cash advance fee and interest would have | | | | great deal. |
| cut your profit in half, but then maybe | | | | Find the "right places," and make it a |
| it's even luckier to make money with | | | | point to be there. Imagine two men |
| none of your own money. | | | | looking for the woman of their dreams. |
| In whatever area of your life you want | | | | One stays home and dreams while the |
| to be a lucky guy, start preparing. | | | | other accepts an invitation to a party. |
| There are always things you can do to | | | | Who's more likely to be the lucky guy? |