BBSF 008 – How To Make Your Own Luck




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Summary: Ever feel like good things don’t happen to you because you have bad luck? Well, in this episode, Johnny and Joel are here to tell you that you’re full of crap, as well as exactly how to start injecting your own luck into your life by doing a few basic things differently and adjusting the way you view control, persistence and responsibility. Also covered in this episode: How Joel fought his way out of a long bout with unemployment and began doing work that he actually enjoyed A valuable lesson in optimism that Johnny learned from his 8 year old son Why taking action is always better than doing nothing, even if the consequences that could come with failure are not so pretty How taking responsibility for the bad things that happen to you is the best thing you can do, even if they are not your fault at all Why you will never be able to coast no matter how successful you become, and why that is an awesome thing How Johnny got "lucky" with a couple of specific big opportunities in his life Referenced links: Seth Godin - “No one is going to pick you. Pick yourself.” Johnny’s post - How To Make Your Own Luck BBSF #8 - How To Make Your Own Luck Video Our sites: Impossible HQ Johnny’s “How To Be Legendary” manifesto Johnny’s blog