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How I'm ⬆️ Luck this Year

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• Story: Buy the ticket
• 3 Strategies to Increase Luck
• Steal my "Shoot your Shot" Template

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♟️ MY TURN:

One of the phrases that really gets my blood boiling “they’re so lucky”.

Why does it irk me so much?

Because it was a phrase I heard often in my house.

As someone who was born into a low income family with no connections and no ability to even see what a career looked like (my dad is a plumber and my mom stayed home as a mom), everyone with money was viewed with an “other-ness” to them.

"They are so lucky"

This wizard of oz characteristic where no one knew exactly how they got there so it must have been luck.

But as I’ve gotten closer to those very same people we idolized from our couch in central Illinois….

I realized luck is an outside perspective. (nepo babies aside)

And I’m going to teach you how I’ve learned to bring it in-house.

I promise this story connects...

There is a funny story about God and a man.

The man prayed every night that he would win the lottery.

Every single night he’d get on his knees by his bed and pray….

“Please God….let me win the lottery!”

Months went by and he kept not winning.

And one night he got so upset and yelled to God……

”Why won’t you answer me!?”

So God appeared.

And said “could you at least buy a lottery ticket?!”

This is the thing about the people who appear “lucky”.

They’ve given themselves the greatest chance of being lucky.

So here are 3 ways you can increase your chances of getting lucky.

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♟️ YOUR TURN:

3 Strategies to increase your luck....

1. Shoot your Shot daily

Every day I send at least one email or DM to someone I’d love to collab with or meet. I thank them for the impact they’ve had on my life (with specificity) and then ask if they would be interested in working together on XYZ thing.

Steal my format...

Today, I’m shooting my shot with this email.

If you have a podcast, newsletter or group/company that I could add to my book tour, please reply and let’s connect!

I’d be honored to share my book, Toxic Grit, with your community via a podcast guest, guest newsletter or keynote.
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2. Get closer to the lucky

I remember there was a group of female founders who I would glamorize on social media and put in this category I call "way above me".

Finally I got out of my way and went to an upcoming event and hung around them and eventually went to dinner with them.

At the dinner I realized they were constantly saying things like “oh I need to introduce you to so-and-so” and “I was just on this podcast and I told them to interview you next!”.

People who are lucky realize there is enough to go around.

They think bigger.

Surround yourself with people who make things happen.

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3. Keep buying the ticket

The harder I work, the more I see the doors opening.

Writing online for 4 years with no real reward finally led to a meeting with a book agent which led to my book deal.

Going to therapy every week for 6 years led me to the healthiest relationship I’ve ever been in and getting to marry a human I would have never thought existed.

Keep doing the work.
Buy the ticket.
Trust the process.

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