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You’re Taking the Wrong Route to Work (and how to find the right route)

You may not know it but you are taking the wrong route to work. How do I know? Because most people are doing the…

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11 Companies and People that you Wouldn’t Believe Failed (and how you can Succeed like them)

Unlucky Failures Unlucky people look at failure as an end, a dead end. If you fail, that part of the journey is over and…

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My ADD has ADD: How to get focused in a distracting world when you need to get stuff done

There is way too much information out there. Facebook generates 4 new petabytes of data per day. That is 1 million gigabytes per…

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Want to start a business? Steal my ideas!

I’m an idea guy. I have new ideas every day. I see the world and wonder why doesn’t this happen or why doesn’t this…

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The New Year’s Resolution Goal System

How would you like to accomplish 12 goals this year? This year, instead of taking on too many new year's resolutions, follow the "New…

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Fitbit Charge 2 is available in Canada

I am a little late to the game on wearable tech but I was first in line for the brand new Fitbit Charge 2.…

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I’m Back for Major Blogscaping!

It’s been way too long since I’ve really touched this blog and it’s about time that I got back up and running. I started…

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How I Organized my Gmail Account with Almost No Effort

If you are like me, you have a Gmail account and never delete anything until you start running out of space and then delete…

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Get Lucky Even Though Your Parents Were Wrong

There is a point, or should be a point in everyone’s lives when you realize that the mighty and all knowing Wizards of Oz (read…

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4 Reasons to Stay Ignorant

When I was growing up, I used to love the song “Oh La La” because of the lyrics “I wish that I knew what…

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Get Lucky by Quitting

I had a friend in high school who was proud of himself because every time someone told him that he should quit smoking, he…

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Being a College Dropout can be a Great Thing

I just wrote an article on Temphunt’s Blog where I threw out a thought about where formal education is going. I mentioned that in…

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Give Someone a Compliment when you Stub your Toe

What’s your first reaction when you stub your toe? Do you yell? Do you scream? Do you blame someone? Dan Ariely, a professor of…

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Todo Lists are where Ideas and Inspiration go to Die

Do you every have a great idea that you’d love to implement? Do you ever get inspired to do something? Anything? Clean your desk,…

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Get Lucky with Negotiations

Negotiations can seem really scary because most people going into a negotiation feel that they are the underdog. The other person has the product…

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Get Lucky by Playing the Matching Game

You look at your watch and with great excitement you notice that it is 5:oo PM and time to leave the office to head…

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Don’t Let Your Friends and the Media Luck Block You!

Getting lucky is often about getting out of your comfort zone and opening yourself up to new and different opportunities. You can get lucky…

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They’re All Going to Laugh at You!

They say that the world can be broken up into two types of people, “talkers” and “doers”. In the online world, there are the…

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Never Turn on your Computer Again Without an Agenda

When you sit down and turn on your computer, do you know exactly what you are about to do or are you just turning…

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Get Lucky Because You Have Nothing Better to Do!

Doing something because you “have nothing better to do” always seems to have a negative connotation. You are bored and someone asks you if…

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Write Your E-mails Backwards

Have you ever accidentally sent an email before you wanted it to go out? Possibly you were in the middle of writing a sentence,…

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How to Deal with Shiny Objects and New Ideas

We all love shiny objects. They are the newest thing in town that everybody is talking about. The new toys, games, videos, business ideas,…

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Why the Hell is a Bird in the Hand Worth Two in the Bush?

Everybody has heard the saying that “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” or something similar. The traditional way of…

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The Tiny Little Search Box is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

When I was about 7 years old, my class learned about the Titanic and how it ended up at the bottom of the ocean.…

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I Hate Homework Rule: Follow it and Get Lucky!

A little while ago Robert Tuchman reached out to me to see if I would write a review of his new book “Young Guns:…

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Monitor Your Credit: Why Everyone Must do it Regularly

The average person never sees his credit score or finds out about his credit’s health until he is about to make a big purchase…

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Save Yourself Hours of Frustration!

I happened to be in a friend’s office yesterday when they were reading their email. One of the emails had MS Word document attached…

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Tim Ferriss and Gary Vaynerchuk are Complete Opposites, How are they Both Successful?

Tim Ferriss VS. Gary Vaynerchuk You may be a little confused. Yesterday I wrote an article about Gary Vaynerchuk and how his constant hard…

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Gary Vaynerchuk is the Least Scalable Person and is Reaping the Benefits

The Disposable Age We live in the disposable age. We eat take out, use disposable dishes, and look for a quick and easy fix…

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Cognitive Dissonance: Get Lucky BY Letting Your Ego Take a Reality Slap

In general, people are very “happy go lucky”. They have their beliefs and values and everything in their life pretty much falls into place…

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Get Lucky by Hoping for the Best and Preparing for the Worst

I was just thinking about Nickelback’s song “If Today Was Your Last Day” and it really struck a chord. He talks about the best…

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The Music Industry Doesn’t Get It and They Need to Change To Get Lucky

I was listening to a recent Media Hacks podcast (episode 10) where C.C. Chapman, Hugh McGuire, Julien Smith and host Mitch Joel discussed piracy…

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The Anti-Luck: I Can Do it with my Eyes Closed

If you’ve been following this blog, you will know that to get lucky, you must open yourself up to as many new opportunities as…

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Mass Media: The News We Want You to Know

Last week during my stay in Hawaii, I was interviewed by Brianne Randle of KHON2, an affiliate of Fox News about homelessness in Hawaii…

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Facebook’s Famous 25 Random Things About Me

Facebook recorded 5 million additional notes written over the past week. Someone started this little viral exercise of writing 25 random notes about themselves…

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The Biggest Loser is the One Watching the Show Instead of Losing Weight Himself

There are so many reality TV shows where you can watch other people do what you want to do. On the shows, people lose…

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The Wise Man Gets Lucky so why not be Wise?

No skill can compare to knowing where to find all the information you need. When you know where to go, all other skills become…

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Get Lucky by Getting your Ducks, even if they’re not in a Row

I hear so many people saying that they will not start item “B” until item “A” is accomplished. For instance, “I will not get…

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Take as Many Shots as you Can, No Matter How Bad

On Saturday night I had the privilege of going to a hockey game with my brother to see the Montreal Canadiens play the Washington…

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Believe it or not, you are Smarter than Someone!

All the way through our schooling we are measuring how smart we are. How well we do on each test, in each subject and…

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Thanks, You’re a Life Saver!

Yesterday, www.flidmedia.com, my new company’s websites was on the fritz. I messed something up in the backend and I wasn’t even able to get…

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Too Much Information Is Your Key to Getting Lucky

There once was a time where it seemed like there was a finite amount of knowledge out there. The wise men all knew the…

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Today was the First Day of the Rest of My Life

Growing up my father used to tell me that every day was “the first day of the rest of my life”. He would mostly…

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Can you be a Twitter Schizophrenic?

I just had a conversation with a friend of mine who has five twitter accounts, one is personal and then four of them are…

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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

I heard a little story a while back about a woman working in the market place and along came a man who swiped one…

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Your Mood Can Determine Your Luck

Sometimes when I’m really frustrated, worrying about something or in a bad mood I sit down and play video games to calm myself down…

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Think Out of Big Box Central

Yesterday I was discussing iphone applications with a friend who just started developing them. We then moved the conversation to the web and business…

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What Should I Read Next?

To get lucky, you need to constantly be learning and opening up new horizons. Whatever area it is that you want to get lucky…

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Make Tomorrow Count by Using Today

“Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever…

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Work to Live – Don’t Miss the Point

My family is my goal; my income is just a means to the goal So many people miss the point. They work hard to…

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The Scariest and Most Exciting Thing in My Life

Yesterday I wrote about my decision to start a business instead of finding a job. Taking this step is the most exciting and scariest…

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Why I Didn’t Get a Job

To get a good job, you have to put in the effort When we decided that we wanted to move, I started looking for…

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Changing Places: How a Move can Increase your Luck

I’ve been away for a little while and I want to apologize since I didn’t plan to stop posting while I was away, I…

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Lucky Quotes for September

Here are some more lucky quotes to think about: “I don’t believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I…

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Google Chrome, What is Google Doing?

As many of you may know, a few weeks ago, Google launched Chrome, their new internet browser. Since this site is all about “getting…

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Get Smart and Lucky by Taking Notes

Mitch Hedberg , the comedian has a famous bit that when he is in bed and thinks of something funny he has to either…

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Trying is the First Step Towards Failure and Failure is the First Step Towards Success

I’m a big Simpsons fan… or at least I was when I used to watch the show. I even wrote my high school thesis…

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Lessons I Learned From Losing my Sites

As you may know, both this site and Sucky Poems went down last week for a couple of days. It turns out that the…

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Get Lucky by Facing Your Fears

If you are human (or Scooby), you have fear. Everyone fears something, it is just how we deal with the fear that determines if…

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Lucky Update

I want to give you, my readers an apology since Get Lucky has been down for the last couple of days. I upgraded my…

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Companies Must be Remarkable but Individuals can be Whatever they Want

On Thursday I wrote that Seth Godin only likes to do something if he can do it “really well” which is consistent with his…

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Email Subscription Announcement

I spent some time today messing around with some of the settings on this blog. I’m always trying to improve the site and make…

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Take Ownership of Your Name

Picture Credit Problogger posted a while back about a conversation he had with Seth Godin about Twitter. Seth mentioned that he doesn’t use twitter…

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I love Me, Who Do You Love?

One thing I am realizing more and more is that nobody likes you more than yourself. You can learn many lessons from this, here…

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Google Stays in the Lead by Staying in the Lead

Marissa Mayer, the Vice President of Search Products & User Experience for Google said that at any given time, Google is running 40 search…

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Using Bubbles to Combat Old Media

I’ve mentioned before that old or traditional media is pretty much corporations developing a message that suits them and yelling it out at the…

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Adding Value, The Best Practice in Social Media

Mitch Joel from Six Pixels – Twist Image has a weekly podcast which is at the top of my regular listening list as well…

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Entrecard Contest Update and Extension

On August 11th I announced a contest to celebrate my 99th and 100th posts. I posted that I would give out the bigger prizes…

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Be Informed and Save Money

People who are informed make better decisions in life which usually end up making their lives easier and saving themselves a lot of money. …

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Lucky Week

So much has happened over the past week and I have not had a chance to sit down in front of my computer and…

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Is the Lucky Penny Still Worth Anything? Office Max Thinks So!

I used to find pennies on the floor all over the place and pick them. Lately, I’ve been finding nickels. Did the nickel replace…

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Get Lucky Like Michael Phelps by Being Grateful

Business Success Tips, in their August 14th podcast told a story that I thought was very appropriate to retell on this site: There was…

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Lucky Quotes for August 2008

Quotes can be very inspirational and motivational and to get lucky, sometimes you need a little burst or lift of each of them so…

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Be a Professional by Acting Like a Beginner Like Michael Jordan

When you start doing something new such as playing a sport and you enjoy it, you try really hard to get good at it. …

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10 Ways to Retain Your Podcast Listeners

I have been listening to a lot of podcasts lately between my 2 and half hours of commuting per day and any other times…

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Your Drugs: Do You Care About Where They Come From?

When you are walking done the aisle of your local pharmacy and looking for medication to relieve a headache, do you ever consider where…

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40 Ways to Increase Your Luck (100th Post)

Take a Different Route – By taking the same route to work, school, the gym, mall or wherever you are going each day, you…

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Get Lucky Huge (4000) Entrecard Give-Away

This is my 99th post and I’m really excited about reaching the big 100 as it’s a huge step for me. One year ago…

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5 Ways to Change With the Times

In my last post I wrote about people fighting change by signing a petition to get Facebook to drop their new interface and go…

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People Hate the New Facebook Because They Hate Change

This is part 1 of a 2 part series on change. I got an invitation yesterday to join a group on Facebook called…

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Make People Happy and Get Treated Like a God

Yesterday I was out of town on a site visit to a few hotels that a client of mine is considering for a conference…

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Use Your Connections to Get Lucky

I had the unfortunate experience of having to rush to the emergency room 2 Friday nights in a row and have learned a…

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Winners and Losers: K-mart and Best Buy

Joseph Jaffe from Jaffe Juice has a podcast that I have been listening to over the last week and a bit. I found him…

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Why I’m Starting to Love Starbucks

About 8 years ago I spent a summer traveling with a camp around the west coast of the United States. Throughout our travels, we…

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The Mexican Fisherman Took The Road Less Traveled

There is a famous story that I have been thinking about lately of a Businessman who meets a Mexican man fishing on a little…

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Great Business Tool, Heck, Just a Great Tool in General

I just found this new website that allows people to share documents. You can upload as many documents as you want and also browse…

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How flexible are you?

I recently read an article about Steven Jobs from Apple that joked about Steven having a plaque on his desk that read “my way…

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Social Media: the Cure for Information Overload

Did you know that… One weekday issue of the New York Times has more information in it than an educated man in the 17th…

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Can you do the Impossible?

Last week I wrote a review of Tim Ferriss’ book The 4-Hour Workweek and I wanted to share the story below from the book…

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If a Square Watermelon is Possible, You have to Rethink Everything You Thought was Impossible

I’ve always wanted to visit Japan. I am people watcher, I love to travel, see new places and see how people live their lives. …

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Why I Stumble Podcasts

I love my IPod. I have Itunes set up to download Podcasts every day and I sync them while I am at the office. …

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Why Participate in Entrecard’s Contests

For all of you Entracard holders out there, you must already know that Entrecard has partnered up with SezWho to create a better, more…

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Never Do Anything Again Without a List

I have been thinking a lot lately about wasting time and how to stop doing it. I think that it might be me trying…

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Get Lucky by Working Towards a Four Hour Work Week

This past week I read, (well actually listened to) Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. …

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How to Get Things Done With No Time

Have you ever had multiple things to do and a limited amount of time to do them? Did you have trouble figuring out what…

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Get Lucky by Being Above Average

Chances are that the people all around you are average. There may be a couple here or there that are above average at something…

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How I Increased My Luck in Just One Year

Today is my birthday, but more importantly, it is about a year from the day that I decided to do something with my financial…

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It Takes Six Years to Become An Overnight Success

I was reading a post written by Seth Godin where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an…

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Have Two-Way Conversations Like Google or Starbucks

I was listening to a podcast this past week on Duct Tape Marketing where Charlene Li, a senior analyst with Forrester, stated what should…

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Why Your Friends and Family Don’t Want You to Succeed

When you have a great idea that you are sure is going to be a success, the first thing you want to do is…

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Commuting with my IPod

Last week I finally bought myself the 80 gig video ipod and my only regret is that I didn’t get it sooner. I have…

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Was I Lucky or Unlucky? You Choose!

Two Novembers ago, I was on my way to a friend’s wedding in a car service. I took the car service straight from…

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Is a Silver Medalist The 2nd Winner or the 1st Loser?

Jerry Seinfeld has a bit about how winning a bronze medal in the Olympics is better that winning a silver medal in the same…

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How Bad Luck Can Turn into Good Luck

David spent his whole childhood dreaming of joining the army as a fighter pilot. Everything he did in school and his social life…

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Can You Introduce Me to 300 People?

Picture is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ms_abitibi/1462557669/ Sociologists estimate that the average person knows 300 people by name. Thinking about this, I probably know a whole…

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Putting Luck into Practice

I just want to give a quick apology for not posting over the last week and a half. I have spent a few months…

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25 Ways to Clear Your Head

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ulriccollette/2207539987 When you are stuck in a situation and you just can’t think, whether it is writer’s block or a high amount…

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The Gorilla Turned out to be a Bear

A while ago I wrote a post “Stop Trying So Hard to Get Luck” where I spoke about people concentrating so hard that they…

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Kick Yourself in the Pants and Get Motivated

To continue writing about the “Get Rich” seminar that I attended in Atlanta, I’d like to give some of my thoughts about “get…

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Now is Your Chance But So Is Tomorrow

In my last article I mentioned that I was at a “get rich” seminar in Atlanta. One thing that the speaker repeated over and…

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Just F’N Google It

I just got back from Atlanta, GA where I was working at a tradeshow that my company produces. The show took place at the…

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Don’t Wait for Opportunity to Knock

This morning I was reading “Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men, One Message” By Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump on my…

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Start a Business with No Skills or Money At All

It’s a Small World After All Nowadays with the internet, the world is a tiny place. People all around the world have local United…

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Get Lucky in a Recession

I was just skimming through my rss reader when an article by Lazy at www.lazymanandmoney.com hit me. The title, “Why a Recession Doesn’t Have…

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Lucky People Take the Loss

A year and a half ago I was shopping for my first car ever. I never needed one until then because I live…

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Ask Everyone for a Second Opinion

Second opinions are more than just for doctors or auto mechanics. You can ask a second opinion from any company or organization in almost…

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First Lucky Blog Carnival: Luck of the Draw

READ THIS: To reach a greater audience and help more people all over the world get lucky, I am starting the first Blog Carnival…

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Avoid Foreclosures by Being Realistic

A big part of the American dream is to own a nice house to live in and raise your family. I remember learning in…

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Get Lucky by Following the Leader

When starting a business, most people think that they need to think of an idea that has never been done before and will blow…

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Dreaming Has a Low ROI

Last week I was riding the Long Island Rail Road on the way to a meeting and I noticed a great ad for CareerBuilder.com.…

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Get Lucky Like the Irish

Being that it is St. Patrick’s day today, I decided to look into a little bit of the origins of the day. Since this…

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Get Lucky by Becoming Best Friends with Technical Support

I love Dilbert Comics… Unfortunately, Tech Support like this is way too common. This morning I got an email telling me that my…

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Eat Today, For Tomorrow You May Diet

I have always been somewhat conscious of my weight. I remember when I was 80 lbs. and I would hold down on the…

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Get Lucky by Saving a Penny

Everyone has heard the saying, “a penny saved, is a penny earned”. I know I grew up hearing it. I always took it too…

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Mission Impossible or Possible: Get lucky With a Mission

A mission is a powerful goal with purpose and meaning behind it. I have spoken about the importance of making goals and writing them…

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To Dump Or Not To Dump: Passing Work Over To Your Employees

Here is a cute business lesson I heard a while ago: A crow was sitting atop a ladder, doing nothing all day long. A…

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More Ways To Get Lucky By Learning A Foreign Language

I just got back from Buenos Aires this weekend and have been sick as a dog since then. Maybe I’ll write an article on…

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What My Trip To Argentina Taught Me About Luck

I am writing this article from my hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am here for a very short 24 hours on business…

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I Hope You Dance Like Nobody is Watching

This past week while I was driving, I was listening to the radio and the song I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack…

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Top 5 Reasons That You Are Not At Your Ideal Weight

1. You don’t want it badly enough! When you want something badly enough, you get obsessed with it. You buy books and magazines on…

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Get Lucky by Taking Baby Steps

My one year old daughter just took her first couple of steps recently and it is an amazing site to see. To see how…

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Get Lucky by Learning How to Handle Depression

Depression is in my opinion one of the worst sicknesses around. It causes a downhill whirlwind that digs you deeper and deeper into your…

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Get Lucky by Educating Yourself about the Fine Print

Pretty much anywhere you go today, there will be some fine print somewhere that people are legally obligated to mention but they don’t want…

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Get Lucky by Rereading a Book

Unlucky people often think that they won’t gain anything from books, audio books, lectures or seminars. Although they often know about the subject, in…

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Get Lucky by Investing Your Time with Compound Interest

Time is the Most Valuable Asset The most valuable asset in the world is time. Time is the only asset in the world that…

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Flexible People Get Lucky

To get lucky you need to be extremely flexible and I don’t mean being able to touch your toes or even put your foot…

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The Tortoise and the Hare Can Both Get Lucky

I never realized how much meaning the story of the tortoise and the hare really had. I always knew the moral of the story…

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It Is Easier Today Than Ever Before To Get Lucky

Since the creation and popularity of the internet, the world has transitioned into the “Information Age”. Today, the most valuable asset is information because…

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Get Lucky by Asking Questions

When I was in grade school, I remember being absolutely petrified of raising my hand and speaking up in class. I didn’t like to…

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Get Lucky by Preventing a Financial Landslide

I wrote a couple times about how I am tracking my finances and that they are all pretty much automatic since all my accounts…

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You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

I have come to the realization that there comes a point in everybody’s life that they say “I am happy with where I am”…

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Get Lucky By Keeping Up With Change Part II

Yesterday I wrote an article about keeping up with change and not relying on what your father did before you or his father before…

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Get Lucky By Keeping Up With Change

Have you ever heard someone say something to the effect of “it’s worked for me this long, it will continue to work” or “my…

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Get Lucky by Disciplining Yourself

Another piece of advice from The Richest Man in Babylon is to discipline yourself when it comes to saving your money. They give the…

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Get Lucky by Paying Yourself First and Saving Some Copper

Back to the book “The Richest Man in Babylon”, here is another lesson that I feel is important to share. “Put in 10 pieces…

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Get Lucky By Flying Out Of Bed

One of the most remarkable things about being a parent is how much I can learn from my children in any situation. Children are…

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Get Lucky by Helping the Future You

Jerry Seinfeld has a routine about people always messing over their “future selves”. Be it “night me” vs. “morning me” or “present me” vs.…

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Free Advice Has a Price

I started reading the book, The Richest Man in Babylon this morning on the subway on the way to work. I have read a…

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Does Billboard Advertising Placement Take Luck?

I was driving down the highway last night on the way home from a conference and my mind started to wonder. All along the…

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Change Your Habits and Get Lucky

One of the most important ways to get lucky is by developing lucky habits. Everyone in the world has habits, some are good, some…

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Ready, Fire, Aim to Get Lucky

Over the last few months I have been doing some research for this blog. When I decided that I was going to start the…

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Blame Yourself Because it is Your Fault

I know this woman who always has an answer for everything. The answer is usually “I am this way because…” and then she ends…

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Get Lucky with your Social Network

There are two different thoughts on building up social and professional networks.One is to invite and accept anybody and everybody and the other is…

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Lucky People Don’t Compete, They Cooperate.

I just received this email from a fellow blogger and I felt it was worth sharing it on my blog. I responded to the…

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Stop Trying so Hard to Get Lucky!

For the last of my 10 posts on how to get lucky and increase luckortunity, I am going to tell you to “stop trying…

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Get Lucky by Being an Optimist

Everyone knows the famous advice “if life throws you lemons, make lemonade”, meaning take whatever bad life throws your way and turn it into…

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Get Lucky by Working Hard

Over the years I have spoken to many very successful business people and entrepreneurs and every single one of them told me the same…

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SHUT UP AND LISTEN!

Ok, now that I have your attention I’ll tell you why you should just “shut up and listen” to get lucky. Listening is an…

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Get High on Conventions

For my sixth post on how to get lucky and increase your luckortunity, I am going to suggest going to a convention of some…

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Your Financial Life at a Glance

Half-way through my 10 ways to get lucky posts I decided to write about something much more important and appropriate for New Years. My…

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Luck is Risky Business

This is my fourth post in my series of 10 on how to increase your luck and create Luckortunity. Most people don’t like risk,…

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Blog to the Future

This is my fourth post in my series of 10 on how to increase your luck and create Luckortunity. I just heard something that…

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StumbleUpon the Greatest Luckortunity

This is the third post in my series of 10 on how to increase your luck and create Luckortunity. For those of you that…

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Don’t listen to your Mother, Speak to Strangers!

In my last post I started a series of 10 posts on different ways to increase your luck and create Luckortunity. Today’s post is…

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How My 3 Year old Taught Me to Keep My Eye on My Goals

You may have noticed that I haven’t written in a few days. This is especially bad since my last post was the first of…

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Increase Your Luck By Taking a Different Route to Work

The next 10 posts will be 10 different ways to increase your luck and create Luckortunity. Today’s post is how taking a new or…

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Trying to be Lucky Makes Me Smarter and Luckier

When I wrote my goals and made the conscious decision to follow and achieve them, without consciously knowing it, I took upon myself a…

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The Game of Life and New Opportunities

Over the last few months I have been thinking about starting up this blog. The truth is that I spent the first major part…

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Day Number One With Goals

Yesterday I wrote about how I realized that in order to get anything done, I needed to make clear goals for myself. A few…

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My Goals List and the Mapquest of my Life

Most of my life I just drifted from day to day and year to year. I went through the motions like going to school,…

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How Having Too Many Options Can Lead You Nowhere

I’m in a very interesting position right now. I’m sort of stuck in a temporary state and I’m not sure which direction to go.…

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How Luck got me to Start Blogging

OK. My blog style and content is going to start to change from this point on. I started off talking about luck but now…

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How I Got Lucky and Got My Dream Job

There was a time where I was out of a job for a while and really didn’t know what to do with myself. Looking…

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How I Got Lucky and Met My Wife by Paying Attention to a Wrestling Poster 2 Years Earlier

If you’ve ever walked down the halls of a college dorm or almost any college building, you will notice posters and posters hanging on…

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New Years Resolution 2008, Lose Weight or Get Lucky

Picture this. You are 20 pounds overweight on December 20th, New Years is right around the corner. This is the perfect time to make…

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