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n June 1980, Maureen Wilcox
became one of the US lottery's
biggest losers. She chose the
winning numbers for both the
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
lotteries. But unfortunately for
her, the numbers she picked for
the Rhode Island lottery were the
correct ones for the Massachusetts
lottery, and vice versa.
We all know lucky people-
they have good relationships,
successful careers and are very
satisfied with their lives. But what
makes them so lucky? Dr Richard
Wiseman has spent ten years
studying luck and has found that
Jucky people have a completely
different approach to the world.
FOUR WAYS TO BE LUCKY
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The results of his work revealed that people aren't I
born lucky. Instead, fortunate people behave in a
way that creates good luck in their lives.
• They notice opportunities that happen
by chance more often than unlucky people.
They are also more open to meeting new
people and having new experiences.
• They tend to make good decisions by listening
to their intuition.
• They're optimists and are certain that the
future is going to be full of good luck. This
positive attitude often makes good things
happen.
• They're also good at coping with bad luck and
often cheer themselves up by imagining things
could be worse than they are.