The document discusses the concept of 'making your own luck' as a skill that requires conscious practice rather than a mere mindset. It emphasizes the importance of knowing specific desires, pre-framing daily events, reflecting on progress towards goals, and improving social skills. The author asserts that this is a lifelong process that leads to continuous personal growth and improvement.

2. Sometimes you can have a really good
day.

3. All the lights are green, all your jokes
are funny, and you even have pretty
good dreams.

4. Other days, everything sucks. Nothing
works, and you can't fall asleep to save
your life.

5. Many people use language that
indicates they aren't in control of their
lives.

6. I hope I get lucky tonight.

7. I hope somebody gives me a chance.

8. I never get the right breaks.

9. I'm sure you've heard tired old sayings
like "you've got to make your own
luck" about a million times.

10. But how the heck do you do that?

11. It's definitely a skill, rather than a
mindset.

12. Meaning it's something you need to
consciously practice, and get better at.

13. Unlike things like learning the
directions to a local restaurant, where
you only need to learn once, and then
you've got it down.

14. Learning how to "make your own luck"
is something that takes a LONG TIME
to develop. In fact, think of this as one
of those general life skills that you'll
NEVER be "good enough" at.

15. So, how do you develop this?

16. The first is to know what you want.
Sure, everybody wants more money,
more sex, more love, more
recognition.

17. But how SPECIFICALLY do you want
those things? What do you want to get
paid for? What kind of person would
you like to be in a relationship with?

18. Take some time to figure those out.

19. Then you can get started. You can first
pre-frame every single day, and every
single event.

20. Sure, this takes work. Sure, you've got
to remember to do it. And sure, it
takes the "fun" out of things "just
happening."

21. But guess what? Most people who
wait around for stuff to happen are
always waiting!

22. Anyhow, before you go into a
situation, take a couple of seconds.
Tap your temple quickly to remind
yourself that you're looking for ANY
opportunities to get closer to your life
goals.

23. Then, at the end of the day, spend a
few minutes thinking and writing
about what you DID to get closer to
your goals. Then write a few ideas
about what you can DO the next day.

24. IF you do these three things on a daily
basis, your life will keep getting better
and better.

25. Of course, since pretty much
everything you want will involve other
people in some respect, working on
your social skills and your
interpersonal skills will go a long, long
way.

26. And in the same regard, this is a LIFE
LONG process. Not a "once and done"
process.

27. The sooner you start, the better off
you'll be.

28. mindpersuasion.com/ir/