How to create your own luck?

In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled “Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty.”

In it, he proposed that there are 4 types of luck:

1?? Blind Luck

2?? Luck from Motion

3?? Luck from Awareness

4?? Luck from Uniqueness

Here's what they are:

Type 1: Blind Luck

Completely out of your control:

?? Where you are born

?? Who you are born to

?? Base circumstances of your life

?? "Acts of God"

These are the truly random occurrences of the universe.

Type 2: Luck from Motion

You’re creating motion and collisions through hustle and energy that you are inserting into an ecosystem.

You increase your luck surface area through simple movement.

The increase in collisions opens you up to more lucky events.

Type 3: Luck from Awareness

Depth of understanding within a given arena allows you to become very good at positioning yourself for lucky breaks.

You can “spot luck” from a mile away because of your knowledge and experience.

Type 4: Luck from Uniqueness

Your unique set of attributes attracts specific luck to you.

This type of Luck actually seeks you out.

The Stages of Luck

I personally think of Types 1-4 as coming in stages as you grow up:

??Type 1 dictates your early years

??Type 2 as you hustle in your 20s

??Type 3 as you gain experience in your 30s+

??Type 4 is unique, it’s dislocated from age.

Always remember the Luck Razor:

When choosing between two paths, choose the path that has a larger LUCK SURFACE AREA

Your actions put you in a position where luck is more likely to strike.

It’s hard to get lucky watching TV at home, but it’s easy to get lucky when you’re engaging and learning.

There are lots of simple ways to increase your luck surface area:

?? Talk to more new people

?? Send more cold emails

?? Write/share in public

?? Participate in digital communities

?? Spend time in rooms where you feel like the dumb one

Luck plays a significant role in your success. Good news is you can be lucky.

Be active ??

Learn to fail ??

Display your personality ??

Now go and be lucky.