Luck == Opportunity-->

As many successful people I believe that you are the creator of your own luck. If you pray for good luck or wish for good luck it means that there is an external force that is out of your control bestowing luck on you. I have told others "good luck" but I believe what I really mean is "I hope you create great opportunities for yourself". I find it amusing when people sit around and do nothing but hope that their luck changes or even worse, they keep doing the same negative behavior and hope that it changes. The successful know that you are the one who creates opportunity for yourself and gives yourself the luck you require.

So, what is luck? Is it a heavenly force bestowed by a more powerful being? Is it a mathematical chance where the odds are in your favor more than even if you have good luck? I would argue that it’s none of the above. Luck is the opportunity you create for yourself by doing positive things combined with the way you feel about yourself. A confident person will usually appear to have good luck. Are they confident because they have good luck or do they have good luck because they are confident? I think more than likely they have good luck because they are confident. When you are positive, confident and have faith in your abilities the universe will surround you with good "luck". So, if you are sitting around moping and wondering when good luck will come your way the answer is probably "never", at least while you are sitting around moping and not creating opportunity for yourself. Self pity and introvertedness are the antithesis of luck. Luck is opportunity and you can’t create opportunity all by yourself or while you feel like shit about who you are. Opportunity is born through a strong and confident mind in the presence of other strong and confident minds.

When you are feeling sorry for yourself due to some temporary failure pick your ass up and do something about it. The quicker you realize how to brush your shoulders off, learn from your experiences and get back in the game the less you will draw the experience of bad luck in your life. You do attract things in your life by your feelings and views about the world around you so put good bait out so you can attract all the magnificent things you desire and need in your life.