Lucky Charms

Do you know some consistently lucky people? They have a secret. It's revealed in this mini podcast.

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Transcript

Lucky Charms

The Grasshopper emerged from a pile of 4 leaf clovers and came up with this bon mot about 20 years ago:

“Luck is the short end of statistical probability.”

We’ve all heard some motivating quotes about luck. Here's one from American playwright Tennessee Williams: “Luck is believing you’re lucky." Or this one from short story writer Bret Harte: “The only sure thing about luck is that it will change."  But none of these sayings are worth betting on.

Simply put, luck happens!

In the gambling world of statistical probability, luck can be measured. You can tell approximately when it’s going to happen, but not to whom.

Yet, we seem to know people who are luckier than others – consistently. There is a common thread. These folks seem to have a lucky charm. It’s their attitudinal approach to life. We can verify this for ourselves by proving the negative. Look at all the consistently unlucky people you know. There is a thread, isn’t there? It’s their attitude – their angle of approach.

It seems they lack gratitude and are focused on doomsday – which is always right around the corner. That’s like sitting in a movie theater being unhappy the film's going to end in an hour and 30 minutes. Participate in the scene that’s on the screen – now – and leave the happy or sad ending where it belongs – in the future.

Reminds me of a story . . . I like the art of scrimshaw. I doubt that I’ll ever develop the patience or expertise to do it, but I appreciate it. I have some personal scrimshaw treasures that were designed for me and given to me as gifts. One of them is a golf ball marker.

And if you play golf you can personally attest to the unpredictability of your luck on the links. In golf, players use ball markers once they reach the putting surface. Many golfers use a coin to mark the spot where their ball landed on the green and pick it up and clean it before placing it back down by the marker and attempting their putt. I had the same fellow who designed my gifts design a scrimshaw ball marker for me about the size of a quarter. I had him carve the Chinese character for the Tao in the middle and also inscribe the words, “This too shall pass.”

This marker is my lucky charm. No, it doesn’t make me play golf any better, but it certainly focuses me on an angle of approach. We all get sidetracked by the little leprechaun in our head from time to time and our lucky charm is the awareness and attitude that brings us back to the present moment – what’s happening now – not 10 minutes or 10 years ago but right now. Not what’s going to happen in the future but what’s happening right now.

Lucky people recognize reality and have the same attitudinal approach that the people in Florida have about thunderstorms – hang around 10 minutes and the weather will change. 

Lucky people know they'll have their share of ups and downs and that each will pass. It’s this lucky charm of knowing that that allows them the freedom to celebrate and be grateful for their luck whenever it shows up.

I encourage you to try their attitude on for size. "It's magically delicious."

All the best,

John