Luck is far less random than it looks. Results follow rules.
There are four rules that make lucky outcomes significantly more likely. Most people are running some of them well... and quietly leaking luck through one of the others.
Answer 20 quick statements and you'll find out exactly where your luck is leaking, and what to do about it.
Taking you to your results.
You're leaking luck at Rule one: Expect it
You're bracing for things not to work out.
Your expectations are your brain's predictions, and your brain makes those predictions using the past. If your memory holds more evidence of things going wrong than going right, your brain will forecast more of the same.
And that forecast quietly shapes everything. What you attempt. How you show up with other people. How quickly you give up when the result isn't guaranteed.
None of it is a conscious choice. The expectation does it for you. Which is why luck leaks here without you even noticing.
Start with these three this week.
Every night, write down three things that went well or better than expected. Big or small, they all count. Each one is a new piece of evidence that good things happen to you, and the more evidence your brain has, the more it starts to expect them.
Before something that matters, ask yourself: “What if it actually works?” Then let yourself see it going well, in detail. What happens. What people say. How it feels. The clearer the picture, the more familiar a good outcome becomes to your brain.
Once a week, read through everything you've written. Your brain learns from repetition, so let it see the pattern. Good things are already happening. Now you're making sure your brain is keeping score.
This isn't pretending. Repeating “I'm lucky” while your brain is telling you otherwise won't change much, because your brain has no evidence for it. But it will believe what actually happened, and it will learn from what you rehearse. Every piece of evidence you catch and every picture you build gives your brain something new to predict from. And when its predictions change, so do your expectations.
These steps will help you begin. If you want to go deeper, and train your patterns so that they support your success... that's exactly what I do.
Train With MeWith full belief in your brilliance,
Jodie
You're leaking luck at Rule two: Recognise it
You're so focused on the path you planned, you can miss the ones you didn't.
Clarity and focus are real strengths. But your focus also creates your filter. When you're certain about which doors need to open and which people you need to meet, anything that doesn't fit the picture can look irrelevant, inconvenient or even like a failure.
And luck, by its very nature, is usually unexpected. The opportunity often arrives looking like something else.
So the luck is turning up. It just isn't getting through the filter.
Start with these three this week.
We get so focused on how we think things should go that we turn down whatever doesn't fit. This week, say yes to something you didn't plan for: the invitation, the detour, the conversation you'd normally skip. You can't spot an opportunity you never let in.
When something doesn't go to plan, ask yourself there and then: “If this turned out to be useful, what would it be useful for?” Your brain answers the questions you ask, so give it one that looks for value instead of loss. Maybe the setback is actually a step up.
Each morning, tell yourself: “I'm grateful to receive the expected and unexpected blessings of my day.” It takes seconds, and it tells your brain before the day begins that the unexpected is worth noticing.
This doesn't mean giving up on your goals or your plans. Keep them. But every question you ask and every intention you set tells your brain what to look for. Do it often enough and your filter starts letting the unexpected through. That's how you begin to notice the opportunities you'd once have walked straight past.
These steps will help you begin. If you want to go deeper, and train your patterns so that they support your success... that's exactly what I do.
Train With MeWith full belief in your brilliance,
Jodie
You're leaking luck at Rule three: Move towards it
You're waiting for luck to find you... but it needs somewhere to find you.
You can't know in advance which place is the right place or which time is the right time. So the answer is to be in more places.
But your brain is probably judging each action on its own. “What are the chances this one message works?” And when the odds of one attempt look small, it talks you out of it.
The problem is that actions don't stand alone. Every conversation connects you to every person that person knows. You may be much closer to your next lucky break than you think.
Start with these three this week.
Send the message. Go to the event. Start the conversation. Share the half-finished idea. Don't try to make every shot count... just know that every shot counts.
I've always found that the clearer you are on what you do, the easier it is for somebody to help you. So get clear in your own head about what you're working on and the impact you want it to have. Then start saying it. Tell people. Share it. Help people see it, because they may know a way to help you get there that you don't.
People are possibility. In my own life, people have been the richest source of my acceleration. So look for the rooms where possibility exists: the events, communities and conversations full of people who are building, creating and doing what you want to do. Then put yourself in them.
You don't need a thousand shots. Every point of possibility you add connects to every other one, and to everyone those people know. So each small action does more than it looks like it does. The more you add, the bigger the web, and the more places luck has to find you.
These steps will help you begin. If you want to go deeper, and train your patterns so that they support your success... that's exactly what I do.
Train With MeWith full belief in your brilliance,
Jodie
You're leaking luck at Rule four: Be ready for it
Opportunity arrives... and something pulls you back.
This is one of the most frustrating places to leak luck, because the luck is already showing up. But when an opportunity takes you beyond what feels familiar, you start overthinking, doubting yourself or finding reasons why now isn't the right time.
That's because we're designed to stay consistent with who we think we are. When something good stretches past that, part of you pulls it back to what feels safe.
But that capacity isn't fixed. You can expand it.
Start with these three this week.
Ask yourself: “If the opportunity I've been hoping for arrived tomorrow, would I be ready to say yes?” If the answer is no, ask yourself why. What is it that you need? Is it more belief? More permission? More skill? Be honest with yourself about what's really missing. Then start building whatever it is you need to say yes.
So much of what we're waiting for comes after the action we take, not before it. So trust that it's okay to say yes before you feel ready. It isn't you being an imposter. It's you growing into the opportunity. It can feel uncomfortable, and my mentor calls that growing pains.
For a few minutes a day, picture the opportunity arriving and see yourself saying yes. Notice how it feels. The more familiar that moment becomes, the less your nervous system treats it as a threat.
Chance favours the prepared mind. Every time you say yes before you feel ready, and every time you rehearse receiving, you stretch what feels familiar. And as your sense of who you are expands, saying yes to opportunity stops feeling like a risk and starts feeling like you.
These steps will help you begin. If you want to go deeper, and train your patterns so that they support your success... that's exactly what I do.
Train With MeWith full belief in your brilliance,
Jodie