I firmly believe in making your own luck. There are opportunities out there for the taking every day, from discovering new ways to promote your business to meeting that key person who can help you take your organization to the next level.

Finding these opportunities can have a lot to do with changing your habits. After all, if you do things the way you’ve always done them, you’re going to get the same result. Some great tips from Alec Shalman, personal development coach, include:

• Changing your routine. Think about altering the routes you take to work or social engagements. Talk to new people, perhaps using some random identifier such as the color of their shirt, to take your predetermined biases out of the equation.
• Practice going with your gut instincts. (Alternatively, if your luck hasn’t been working too well lately, you could always try the infamous George Kostanza approach of doing the exact opposite of your instinct – not recommended for the long term, but it might be fun for a day).
• Transform bad luck into good luck with a good attitude. For instance, if you lose a client, look at it as an opportunity to re-examine your business offering and how you provide value for your other clients.

Linda Chu
CEO – Out of Chaos, Professional Organizing Solutions
www.outofchaos.ca