24 Seven April 2020

April 2020 Issue
Are You Lucky? 10 Tips
for Improving the Odds
Written by Joan Herrmann
Recently, I was
in conversation
with a group
of people and
during that
time I shared
some exciting
professional
news. After
hearing what
I said, one woman rolled her eyes and remarked
sarcastically, “You are so lucky … everything always
happens for you and is so easy!”
I looked at this person, processing what she just
said and in the manner in which she stated it.
In my head my voice screamed, “What on God’s
good earth are you talking about?! Do you have any
idea what I had to do to make this happen?” I didn’t
respond but it got me thinking.
Many people are under some delusion that things
“just happen” for others. That there is some mysterious
fairy that grants favor for one and heartache for
another. That some people are chosen and blessed
and others are doomed, a victim of circumstance.
Well, I’m here to tell you, nothing could be further
from the truth!
We all have loss, setbacks, heartbreak, and
disappointments – things that rock us to our core.
But, it’s what WE do in those times that makes us
“lucky”, or makes us someone who believes everyone
else is “lucky”.