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Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune
Change Your Luck and Live a Charmed Life!What if you could create your own luck? What if living a charmed life—being lucky in love, lucky in money, lucky in your chosen work—was within your control? The good news is that it’s all entirely possible…when you know how!In Conscious Luck, New York Times bestselling authors Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline share eight Secrets that will allow you to intentionally change your fortune. Instead of hoping and wishing that luck will come your way, let Conscious Luck show you how to seize control of your destiny and create the dazzling life of your dreams. This powerful step-by-step program, which includes practical techniques, inspiring true stories, and the authors’ personal journeys, will lead you to greater freedom and abundance. The Secrets—four core shifts and four daily practices—teach you how · plant the seeds of luck in your own psyche· remove unlucky programming (including lifting “curses”)· move at your Essence Pace· practice Radical Gratitude, and much more. Based on decades of the authors’ trailblazing work, this unique and highly effective toolkit offers a surefire way to transform your life.
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First published May 12, 2020
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Gay Hendricks
106 books490 followersDr. Gay Hendricks has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At the Speed of Life, and Five Wishes.
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
Gay received his PhD in counseling psychology from Stanford University in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia, and Europe. He is also the founder of a new virtual learning center for transformation, Gaia Illumination University.
Throughout his career, Gay has done executive coaching with more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills and personal development tools.
In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Gay founded the Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in more than 70 countries around the world. He was the executive producer of the feature film Conversations with God, and he has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including Oprah, CNN, CNBC, 48 Hours, and others
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May 18, 2020
Oh what a delight. So inspiring and easy to follow. Gay and Carol have made becoming lucky a spiritual practice. I'm putting this on the nightstand in my guest room. It's a fabulous good-night treat.
April 16, 2020
Conscious Luck gives you eight secrets to changing your luck. I found this book to be along the lines of The Power of Positive Thinking. The eight secrets all revolve around positivity.
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I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley. My review is voluntary.
If you like self help books you might find this helpful.
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June 4, 2022my therapist made me read this :/
May 12, 2020
‘Change your luck and create abundance’
Co-authors Gay Hendricks PhD and Carole Kline have each published books on personal growth, consciousness, relationship transformation and body-mind therapies and now they join forces to share their own experiences and in doing so proceed to instruct on taking charge of our destinies.
In a manner that combines both the intensity of one-on-one therapeutic sessions as well as warmly friendly conversations, these two great minds bring viable concepts to employ to change our luck, offering their direction with reference to their personal journeys and in doing so make the ideas firmly accessible. Throughout this manual on learning how to alter our destinies are moments such as how to overcome fear: ’Respond rather than react, Use the breath to switch the body’s biochemistry, Face your fear’ – simple rules on the surface but in the manner of delivery that long-present feeling of fear can be conquered! Another feature that enhances their message is the use of quotations, such as the Latin proverb, ‘Fortune favors the bold’, Tobias Wolff’s ‘We are made to persist…That’s how we find our who we are,’ and Dolly Parton’s down to earth statement, ‘Find out who you are and do it on purpose.’
The eight secrets of the title are freely shared – Commit to be a Very Lucky Person, Release your Personal Barriers to Good Fortune, Transform Shame into a Magnet for Abundance, Have Luck-Worthy Goals, Take Bold Action Consistently, Find Your Lucky Tribe, Learn to Be at the Right Place and the Right Time, and Practice Radical Gratitude and Appreciation. The labels of these secrets are strong, but it is the investigation of the meaning of each secret that makes this book so invaluable in altering our destinies.
Following this fruitful encounter the authors leave us with such afterthoughts as Emergency Luck Repair Techniques – ‘As soon as you become conscious that things are not going your way, stop what you are doing and immediately find one lucky thought –a thought that opens up possibility.’ That is the quality of ongoing support that makes this book enlightening and enriching. Highly recommended
Co-authors Gay Hendricks PhD and Carole Kline have each published books on personal growth, consciousness, relationship transformation and body-mind therapies and now they join forces to share their own experiences and in doing so proceed to instruct on taking charge of our destinies.
In a manner that combines both the intensity of one-on-one therapeutic sessions as well as warmly friendly conversations, these two great minds bring viable concepts to employ to change our luck, offering their direction with reference to their personal journeys and in doing so make the ideas firmly accessible. Throughout this manual on learning how to alter our destinies are moments such as how to overcome fear: ’Respond rather than react, Use the breath to switch the body’s biochemistry, Face your fear’ – simple rules on the surface but in the manner of delivery that long-present feeling of fear can be conquered! Another feature that enhances their message is the use of quotations, such as the Latin proverb, ‘Fortune favors the bold’, Tobias Wolff’s ‘We are made to persist…That’s how we find our who we are,’ and Dolly Parton’s down to earth statement, ‘Find out who you are and do it on purpose.’
The eight secrets of the title are freely shared – Commit to be a Very Lucky Person, Release your Personal Barriers to Good Fortune, Transform Shame into a Magnet for Abundance, Have Luck-Worthy Goals, Take Bold Action Consistently, Find Your Lucky Tribe, Learn to Be at the Right Place and the Right Time, and Practice Radical Gratitude and Appreciation. The labels of these secrets are strong, but it is the investigation of the meaning of each secret that makes this book so invaluable in altering our destinies.
Following this fruitful encounter the authors leave us with such afterthoughts as Emergency Luck Repair Techniques – ‘As soon as you become conscious that things are not going your way, stop what you are doing and immediately find one lucky thought –a thought that opens up possibility.’ That is the quality of ongoing support that makes this book enlightening and enriching. Highly recommended
April 17, 2020
The book describes eight secrets to improving one’s luck. Half are mental shifts that help cultivate Conscious Luck, while the other half help turn being lucky into a habit. Mastery of the first four secrets involve mental voodoo such as making a written commitment, mediation, searching the past for conditioned mental barriers and curses, transforming shame into abundance, and creating worthy goals. While these first four are interesting and I can make goals for days, I found most a little “woo woo” for my tastes.
The second half of the secrets really resonated with me: taking bold action to open up opportunities for luck to manifest, surrounding oneself with positive and supportive people, trusting one’s “internal GPS,” and practicing gratitude. The author introduces the concept of radical gratitude, which involves fostering gratitude and appreciation for one’s struggles. I also really liked the “bonus” emergency luck repair technique, which I definitely plan to give a go.
In addition to other resources, the authors look to positive psychology to add insight on how the methods work and include many stories about the secrets in action. My favorite story involved a lucky encounter with the Dalai Lama. The final chapter provides links to their online resources such as a Conscious Luck e-course, seminars, keynotes, coaching, retreats, and the opportunity to join their global community.
This book was a mixed bag for me. While I really enjoyed the second half, I am on the fence about the first half. All in all, I feel that this book is worth a read, particularly the chapters on the final four secrets and the chapter that discusses the emergency luck repair technique. I can see how practicing these techniques have the potential to open a person up to more positive opportunities.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Essentials, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group, for providing an Advance Reader Copy.
The second half of the secrets really resonated with me: taking bold action to open up opportunities for luck to manifest, surrounding oneself with positive and supportive people, trusting one’s “internal GPS,” and practicing gratitude. The author introduces the concept of radical gratitude, which involves fostering gratitude and appreciation for one’s struggles. I also really liked the “bonus” emergency luck repair technique, which I definitely plan to give a go.
In addition to other resources, the authors look to positive psychology to add insight on how the methods work and include many stories about the secrets in action. My favorite story involved a lucky encounter with the Dalai Lama. The final chapter provides links to their online resources such as a Conscious Luck e-course, seminars, keynotes, coaching, retreats, and the opportunity to join their global community.
This book was a mixed bag for me. While I really enjoyed the second half, I am on the fence about the first half. All in all, I feel that this book is worth a read, particularly the chapters on the final four secrets and the chapter that discusses the emergency luck repair technique. I can see how practicing these techniques have the potential to open a person up to more positive opportunities.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Essentials, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group, for providing an Advance Reader Copy.
May 9, 2020
I received an advanced copy of this manuscript. I also happen to be a big fan of Abraham Hicks, who often say, "you get what you think about, whether you want it or not." I find that this book is a very good supplement to that whole line of thinking. There are some really interesting tidbits and stories in here, and one that spoke to me as a fellow author was the idea of your book getting banned by extremists. All press is good press, as they say, because it gets people talking and potentially buying your book.
Mindset shifts are not often easy and they require daily consideration and constant commitment. I liked that the book talks about this and discusses that it's not a "read this and you'll be lucky" kind of book. It's more a "read this and put the principles into place regularly and you'll be lucky" kind of book.
Mindset shifts are not often easy and they require daily consideration and constant commitment. I liked that the book talks about this and discusses that it's not a "read this and you'll be lucky" kind of book. It's more a "read this and put the principles into place regularly and you'll be lucky" kind of book.
May 4, 2022
My personal test for a book is the question "Would I have been proud to have written this book?"
80% of the time, I would not be proud to have written the book I just read. This poor review is not personal. Expectations of books have changed.
This book has SO many stories. But it has no clear praxis. No operational language.
The Eriksonian language patterns, so pervasive in self-help, here seem to allude to intellectual abstractions that may make sense in a workshop with the writer but not in a book. Overall effect is frustrating. Imprecise.
The least weak chapters are at the end, on courage and gratitude/appreciation, where the author has fresh things to say - which I won't spoil by summarizing in operational language here. If you choose to read it, start with those two chapters.
80% of the time, I would not be proud to have written the book I just read. This poor review is not personal. Expectations of books have changed.
This book has SO many stories. But it has no clear praxis. No operational language.
The Eriksonian language patterns, so pervasive in self-help, here seem to allude to intellectual abstractions that may make sense in a workshop with the writer but not in a book. Overall effect is frustrating. Imprecise.
The least weak chapters are at the end, on courage and gratitude/appreciation, where the author has fresh things to say - which I won't spoil by summarizing in operational language here. If you choose to read it, start with those two chapters.
May 18, 2020
Who would have thought that there's a science to being a very lucky person but the authors give you eight secrets to changing your fortune by become a very lucky person. The psychology behind it all is learning how to change your mindset and understand that you can become very lucky. Yes it takes work but what doesn't take time and effort?
I would have finished this book sooner...it is a fast read however the authors give you tasks in the first few chapters. I like to read while I walk because that's the best time for me to read but I had to put the book aside until I could stop walking and complete some of the steps. The tasks make you think and are there to draw out and remove certain aspects of your thinking such as negativity and shame.
The authors have some really good stories from their own perspectives and others that show the light bulb going off and how they are very lucky persons. They also have a list of resources at the end should you wish to delve further into becoming and staying a very lucky person of VLP.
I have always been lucky - I win things occasionally - but this so much more about winning things like the lottery, a suite to a minor league ballgame, the 50/50 when bowling. It's about changing your fortunes to be happier and healthier as well.
And lastly I won this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. It that doesn't start to make a VLP nothing will!
I would have finished this book sooner...it is a fast read however the authors give you tasks in the first few chapters. I like to read while I walk because that's the best time for me to read but I had to put the book aside until I could stop walking and complete some of the steps. The tasks make you think and are there to draw out and remove certain aspects of your thinking such as negativity and shame.
The authors have some really good stories from their own perspectives and others that show the light bulb going off and how they are very lucky persons. They also have a list of resources at the end should you wish to delve further into becoming and staying a very lucky person of VLP.
I have always been lucky - I win things occasionally - but this so much more about winning things like the lottery, a suite to a minor league ballgame, the 50/50 when bowling. It's about changing your fortunes to be happier and healthier as well.
And lastly I won this book from a Goodreads Giveaway. It that doesn't start to make a VLP nothing will!
August 3, 2020
I was so excited to see a new book by Gay Hendricks! I bought this immediately and devoured the first half. But then, I don’t know, I lost enthusiasm. The second half seemed kind of thin: superficial, not very substantial, didn’t really speak to me.
I’m still glad I read it. I’m definitely glad I decided to be a lucky person. Now it’s just a matter of practice to get better at it.
I’m still glad I read it. I’m definitely glad I decided to be a lucky person. Now it’s just a matter of practice to get better at it.
May 14, 2020
If you are familiar with the Law of Attraction, practicing gratitude, and the power of being positive, you likely wont find any new information in this book. As someone who practices gratitude daily and has seen the law of attractions finest work, its not always easy to stay in the mindset of having "good luck". This book was a little refresher to get my head space back to a better place.
I believe this book was written more for those who are not familiar with the law of attraction. It's a great book for beginners. It breaks down the concepts into 8 "secrets" that you can practice to bring good luck into your life. The book also talks about the habits/patterns that can be barriers to good luck and how to break through them.
It covers all the bases and is good for those who are wanting to change their outlook on life and be more lucky in all aspects.
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for a review..
I believe this book was written more for those who are not familiar with the law of attraction. It's a great book for beginners. It breaks down the concepts into 8 "secrets" that you can practice to bring good luck into your life. The book also talks about the habits/patterns that can be barriers to good luck and how to break through them.
It covers all the bases and is good for those who are wanting to change their outlook on life and be more lucky in all aspects.
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for a review..
May 19, 2020
First of all, I'm a self-proclaimed self-help junkie. I enjoy reading books in this category, even when usually they say the same thing... which is how I feel about Conscious Luck: Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune. The reason there are so many books in this genre is each author has a different way of expressing the central message, and Gay Hendricks and Carole Kline are no exception. I thoroughly enjoyed reading through their step-by-step program and recommend it to anyone trying to improve one's mindset. Calling it "luck," their spin on the Law of Attraction is unique and may be the angle that works for you.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
June 16, 2020
Excellent
This practical, simple way to enhance luck is relatively basic but actionable. It's a great read for those looking to feel like they're more in control of their luck. Definitely recommend!
This practical, simple way to enhance luck is relatively basic but actionable. It's a great read for those looking to feel like they're more in control of their luck. Definitely recommend!
May 9, 2020
I enjoy reading non-fiction about the human experience. It is helpful for me to experience someone else’s perspective on life and how we can maximize our happiness and prosperity. This book was a quick read and a good intro to the concepts of mindset, the law of attraction, gratitude practice, and other concepts that other spiritual and psychology teachers talk about. The way the authors refer to “luck” is really another term for abundance. The book is about consciously cultivating a mindset of abundance. It had lots of good anecdotes and concrete steps to take in that pursuit.
I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
May 12, 2020
If you are looking for a book to help you figure out how to change your luck and better your life, then this is the book! This is a helpful and knowledgeable book about luck, and how it can be changed for the better.
June 7, 2020
There are some eight “secrets” to achieving luck in your life. At first I was suspicious, to say the least. It smelled to me like yet another self-help book about wishful thinking. Yet I was surprised by the genuine love and care I felt from the voices of Gay and Carol. It felt like they really cared.
The first part, with Gay writing solo, was very heartfelt. He was sharing personal stories and leading through quite a personal self-forgiving exercise. I cried in the part where we replaced shame with luck. All the space shame had taken was not to go to waste. It was quite brilliant.
The second part, where both authors took over, was easier to read, and I would even recommend this part to begin with. In the second time I listened to the book I could relate more to the first part AFTER I read the second part. Keep that in mind if by chance you begin reading and feel like it’s too woo-woo and not for you.
The second part gives you many actual EXAMPLES of moving stories of real people who are practicing these principles in their day to day lives. These eight principles are easily adaptable to pick and choose what you want to incorporate more of in your life
This is an excellent-excellent book. I can't say how much this book really summarizes a lot of what I have read in a number of other books, most notably in The Secret, and Napoloen Hills books and Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich. Yet this book was very HEARTFELT and wholehearted in its approach. It’s not about the money and the things, it’s about the FEELINGS you’ll feel when you have these things. It’s essentially about love.
Surprisingly, I finished this book (I listened to the audio version) in no time at all. Then I re-listened and did some of the exercises. It is one of the best books I have ever read, but more from an encouragement and support standpoint.
I would highly recommend this to anyone ambitious, in relationships, sales, or an entrepreneur. It will help get you in the proper mindset to do something big.
I loved the stories more than any piece of advice. The stories were great. I loved Carol’s story of how she told Marty Becker that she is either going to be a co-author or she’s not interested. Look for that story. It was inspiring and was an example of how listening to one’s intuition is an essential part of summoning luck.
Gay and Carol have keep you going with every page. Since reading it I have met with great luck, and I’m now spending time at this sea-view house (feels like a mansion) of a friend in California, who invited me to stay here for an entire month and write. I also met a cute girl, and am now dating her - and got some nice and encouraging comments regarding my work. I have started noticing more lucky moments for myself (Hello, Law of Attraction anyone?) and it just keeps surrounding me. Opportunities are opening up with the great new friends I have met. I recommend this LUCK BIBLE to EVERYONE! It's a must read.
Even if you don’t like audiobooks, try this one. I listened to this on audio and thought it was engaging and filled with inspiring principles. The first part was even narrated by the author himself, Gay, and I enjoyed hearing his gruff and heartfelt voice. The narrator later on was good and professional.
This is also ideal as a gift. A gift for life. A gift I gave myself :)
The first part, with Gay writing solo, was very heartfelt. He was sharing personal stories and leading through quite a personal self-forgiving exercise. I cried in the part where we replaced shame with luck. All the space shame had taken was not to go to waste. It was quite brilliant.
The second part, where both authors took over, was easier to read, and I would even recommend this part to begin with. In the second time I listened to the book I could relate more to the first part AFTER I read the second part. Keep that in mind if by chance you begin reading and feel like it’s too woo-woo and not for you.
The second part gives you many actual EXAMPLES of moving stories of real people who are practicing these principles in their day to day lives. These eight principles are easily adaptable to pick and choose what you want to incorporate more of in your life
This is an excellent-excellent book. I can't say how much this book really summarizes a lot of what I have read in a number of other books, most notably in The Secret, and Napoloen Hills books and Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich. Yet this book was very HEARTFELT and wholehearted in its approach. It’s not about the money and the things, it’s about the FEELINGS you’ll feel when you have these things. It’s essentially about love.
Surprisingly, I finished this book (I listened to the audio version) in no time at all. Then I re-listened and did some of the exercises. It is one of the best books I have ever read, but more from an encouragement and support standpoint.
I would highly recommend this to anyone ambitious, in relationships, sales, or an entrepreneur. It will help get you in the proper mindset to do something big.
I loved the stories more than any piece of advice. The stories were great. I loved Carol’s story of how she told Marty Becker that she is either going to be a co-author or she’s not interested. Look for that story. It was inspiring and was an example of how listening to one’s intuition is an essential part of summoning luck.
Gay and Carol have keep you going with every page. Since reading it I have met with great luck, and I’m now spending time at this sea-view house (feels like a mansion) of a friend in California, who invited me to stay here for an entire month and write. I also met a cute girl, and am now dating her - and got some nice and encouraging comments regarding my work. I have started noticing more lucky moments for myself (Hello, Law of Attraction anyone?) and it just keeps surrounding me. Opportunities are opening up with the great new friends I have met. I recommend this LUCK BIBLE to EVERYONE! It's a must read.
Even if you don’t like audiobooks, try this one. I listened to this on audio and thought it was engaging and filled with inspiring principles. The first part was even narrated by the author himself, Gay, and I enjoyed hearing his gruff and heartfelt voice. The narrator later on was good and professional.
This is also ideal as a gift. A gift for life. A gift I gave myself :)
October 6, 2020
Conscious Luck by Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline
Book Review by Dawn Thomas
180 Pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: May 12, 2020
Non-Fiction, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Help
The authors say luck is not caused by fate and we make our own luck. They provide us with eight secrets to change our luck and four daily living secrets. These four secrets remind me of the four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. There are exercises in the book for the reader to complete. Their advice is to finish each exercise before you move to the next section.
I love the enthusiasm of the authors. You can feel it jump off the pages. It was like attending a motivational speaker event. The topics in the sections have real life stories so the reader can relate to them. The important message of this book is to believe in yourself and become the change. The authors show that if you address issues within yourself and then you become the person you think you are.
Book Review by Dawn Thomas
180 Pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release Date: May 12, 2020
Non-Fiction, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Help
The authors say luck is not caused by fate and we make our own luck. They provide us with eight secrets to change our luck and four daily living secrets. These four secrets remind me of the four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. There are exercises in the book for the reader to complete. Their advice is to finish each exercise before you move to the next section.
I love the enthusiasm of the authors. You can feel it jump off the pages. It was like attending a motivational speaker event. The topics in the sections have real life stories so the reader can relate to them. The important message of this book is to believe in yourself and become the change. The authors show that if you address issues within yourself and then you become the person you think you are.
March 26, 2020
I admit self-help and books about finding your inner peace have never been my thing. I always feel they are just a bunch of hocus pocus written by people trying to take your money to feel better about yourself. With that said I must also admit I was so wrong about this book.
From the moment I started reading it, I felt happier. As I began really getting into it and following the exercises and really focusing on the words I began to get a sense that things were changing in my life.
No, I haven't won the lottery or struck gold with a million idea however I have begun to see more great things happening in my life. I have gotten job offers and clients I never thought I could get before.
I can truly say this book has changed my life.
From the moment I started reading it, I felt happier. As I began really getting into it and following the exercises and really focusing on the words I began to get a sense that things were changing in my life.
No, I haven't won the lottery or struck gold with a million idea however I have begun to see more great things happening in my life. I have gotten job offers and clients I never thought I could get before.
I can truly say this book has changed my life.
November 1, 2023
Taking bold action
Being vigilant of influences you allow in life
Staying true to yourself and inner guidance
Cultivate authentic gratitude and appreciation
Until you make a conscious commitment to being lucky, your subconscious programming runs your luck. It's up to you to change your luck. Make few shifts in your mind and body
The power of your commitments, conscious and subconscious has given you all you have right now.
"I, x, make a sincere commitment to be LUCKY, now and forever."
Our results in life will always tell us what we are committed to in our depths. The very act of becoming aware of our unconscious commitments is an enormous step in taking ownership of our life. It loosens the negative grip of our old patterns and allow us to practice new conscious habits and behavior. We cna create the life we truly want
"I acknowledge, that through the power of my commitments, both conscious and unconscious, I've created my life, as it is now. I now choose to use this power, to create my life, the way I consciously want it to be. "
As we were growing up, many of us have been made to feel guilty or shame for wanting things. But the universe won't know what to give you until you ask for it.
These commitments are not like the obligations we are used to thinking of. You commit to getting back on track. Not always being on track, is normal. But get back.
Release your personal barriers to good luck. Keep the weeds from choking the seed you planted. How often do you revert to the old pattern of beating yourself up and saying you have bad luck. Have a being observation of your old pattern and treat it with love and kindness. Your exasperated mind keeps telling you this isn't the kind of experience I should be having. We probably greet a great deal of our experiences with condemnation. That just builds pressure between your ears. Acknowledge that the present reality is exactly the kind of experience you should be having. Because it is something you ARE having.
Curses :
Negative energy seemingly beyond their control affecting them in a bad way. A limiting belief. Resides in an unspoken background. Not being liked. Being a particular group or gender. Who cursed you? Release them after reflecting on what curses you feel you have
Biggest barriers to being lucky is your belief that you are not.
Write out a luck timeline of all phases of life, tracing back. Tune into moments of being unlucky. When were you first aware. Did you pick up this unlucky feeling from surroundings? Did anyone else around you feel that way? Break the grip of the past.
"That was then, this is now "
"That was them, this is Me."
Don't self sabotage due to fear of change.
Transform shame into a magnet of abundance:
You were forced to harbor something. Our shame becomes toxic when we internalize things said by others that don't serve our purpose. Shame limits luck and keeps us in past. Shame is feeling bad about who we are. Guilt is feeling bad about what we do. Feeling of being defective keeps holding you back.
What you resist, not only persists but grows inside. Acknowledge bit quit trying to eliminate it. You don't want to get rid of shame. It's just a placeholder. Get it to work for you by transforming it. Don't declare war on shame. It makes it worse. Notice the presence in your body when you feel shame or think about it. Notice any physical sensation of shame in your body. Feel it deeply enough and you'll release it. Fill the open space with light.
Goals :
Luck chases worthy goals. If I were totally lucky, what would I be doing now. Place 3 goals on the horizon. These goals are deeply meaningful to you. Most people don't know what is important to you. If you had more money, time or freedom, what would you do with them. Give luck good reasons to visit.
Selfish goals won't inspire people or fulfil others. That won't attract luck. Universal quid pro quo and support will show up. Harness the power of altruism. Work on something for yourself combined with the intention to contribute to others will enhance you and put you in the Fast lane regarding luck.
Luck is not some unearned freebie.
Give luck an opportunity to visit by taking a bold action. A risk. Improve your odds. Sometimes just go out there and support someone else. Try new things. Get out of a familiar routine.
Don't be too focused on a singular goal. Be open and explorative. Relaxed. You might miss a lot of things if you go in with a specific focus.
Muster your courage and let fortune favor you.
Don't be around people who share victim stories with you or agree with you and keep you in the same pattern. Stop allowing their curse to be on you. Form a lucky tribe.
Gratitude comes first. Luck harvests later
Radical gratitude. Could what happened be a good thing in any way. Challenge your intikal feeling that a new development is bad. Get out of the autopilot and into a helpful problem solving state to avoid future trouble. There are privileges that serve you everyday, but you seldom notice or enjoy them. Moping and anger are out. Stop being hyper sensitive to things unfolding in front of you.
Ability to be grateful at will. Take fee depe breaths and a longer view. Something unlucky might pave the way to something greater and better.
Lucky people are resilient because they are grateful in adversity and get back on the horse.
Being vigilant of influences you allow in life
Staying true to yourself and inner guidance
Cultivate authentic gratitude and appreciation
Until you make a conscious commitment to being lucky, your subconscious programming runs your luck. It's up to you to change your luck. Make few shifts in your mind and body
The power of your commitments, conscious and subconscious has given you all you have right now.
"I, x, make a sincere commitment to be LUCKY, now and forever."
Our results in life will always tell us what we are committed to in our depths. The very act of becoming aware of our unconscious commitments is an enormous step in taking ownership of our life. It loosens the negative grip of our old patterns and allow us to practice new conscious habits and behavior. We cna create the life we truly want
"I acknowledge, that through the power of my commitments, both conscious and unconscious, I've created my life, as it is now. I now choose to use this power, to create my life, the way I consciously want it to be. "
As we were growing up, many of us have been made to feel guilty or shame for wanting things. But the universe won't know what to give you until you ask for it.
These commitments are not like the obligations we are used to thinking of. You commit to getting back on track. Not always being on track, is normal. But get back.
Release your personal barriers to good luck. Keep the weeds from choking the seed you planted. How often do you revert to the old pattern of beating yourself up and saying you have bad luck. Have a being observation of your old pattern and treat it with love and kindness. Your exasperated mind keeps telling you this isn't the kind of experience I should be having. We probably greet a great deal of our experiences with condemnation. That just builds pressure between your ears. Acknowledge that the present reality is exactly the kind of experience you should be having. Because it is something you ARE having.
Curses :
Negative energy seemingly beyond their control affecting them in a bad way. A limiting belief. Resides in an unspoken background. Not being liked. Being a particular group or gender. Who cursed you? Release them after reflecting on what curses you feel you have
Biggest barriers to being lucky is your belief that you are not.
Write out a luck timeline of all phases of life, tracing back. Tune into moments of being unlucky. When were you first aware. Did you pick up this unlucky feeling from surroundings? Did anyone else around you feel that way? Break the grip of the past.
"That was then, this is now "
"That was them, this is Me."
Don't self sabotage due to fear of change.
Transform shame into a magnet of abundance:
You were forced to harbor something. Our shame becomes toxic when we internalize things said by others that don't serve our purpose. Shame limits luck and keeps us in past. Shame is feeling bad about who we are. Guilt is feeling bad about what we do. Feeling of being defective keeps holding you back.
What you resist, not only persists but grows inside. Acknowledge bit quit trying to eliminate it. You don't want to get rid of shame. It's just a placeholder. Get it to work for you by transforming it. Don't declare war on shame. It makes it worse. Notice the presence in your body when you feel shame or think about it. Notice any physical sensation of shame in your body. Feel it deeply enough and you'll release it. Fill the open space with light.
Goals :
Luck chases worthy goals. If I were totally lucky, what would I be doing now. Place 3 goals on the horizon. These goals are deeply meaningful to you. Most people don't know what is important to you. If you had more money, time or freedom, what would you do with them. Give luck good reasons to visit.
Selfish goals won't inspire people or fulfil others. That won't attract luck. Universal quid pro quo and support will show up. Harness the power of altruism. Work on something for yourself combined with the intention to contribute to others will enhance you and put you in the Fast lane regarding luck.
Luck is not some unearned freebie.
Give luck an opportunity to visit by taking a bold action. A risk. Improve your odds. Sometimes just go out there and support someone else. Try new things. Get out of a familiar routine.
Don't be too focused on a singular goal. Be open and explorative. Relaxed. You might miss a lot of things if you go in with a specific focus.
Muster your courage and let fortune favor you.
Don't be around people who share victim stories with you or agree with you and keep you in the same pattern. Stop allowing their curse to be on you. Form a lucky tribe.
Gratitude comes first. Luck harvests later
Radical gratitude. Could what happened be a good thing in any way. Challenge your intikal feeling that a new development is bad. Get out of the autopilot and into a helpful problem solving state to avoid future trouble. There are privileges that serve you everyday, but you seldom notice or enjoy them. Moping and anger are out. Stop being hyper sensitive to things unfolding in front of you.
Ability to be grateful at will. Take fee depe breaths and a longer view. Something unlucky might pave the way to something greater and better.
Lucky people are resilient because they are grateful in adversity and get back on the horse.
March 3, 2020
Very good. As with most books in the genre, there's basically nothing new here, But how it's presented and packaged, including a genuine tone and style, works quite well. There aren't too many exercises, and those presented are reasonable (and hopefully helpful). Recommended.
I really appreciate the ARC for review!!
I really appreciate the ARC for review!!
March 27, 2020
Loved this! It’s presented in such a fantastic way.
April 24, 2020
I've always considered myself lucky to have had one of the best bosses in the world. Besides being an all-around caring and smart guy, he always saw the value in promoting education and life long learning to everyone on his team. One way was by buying all of us four self-help books a year. All he asked in return was that we honestly read them and pick any topic that we thought might assist us personally or professionally. It is a habit I've kept and passed along to my team, though after reading Conscious Luck, I am rethinking my views of what luck and being lucky truly means.
The book talks about how your mindset plays a huge role in determining whether you are lucky or not. Most of us aren't born one way or the other, but rather have the ability to choose. How we control our thoughts decides whether we have a positive or negative experience. Honestly, I never thought that I was lucky in anything other than being hired by a great boss. I've never won the lottery and have entered and not won more contests than I can count. What I realized after reading this book was that I always had the thought that I wouldn't win, and when I didn't, it just reinforced my belief that I wasn't a lucky person.
The ides behind Conscious Luck are simple but require effort. Changing your thought process isn't easy, but I am working on the book's suggestions and who knows, in time I may see a positive change. I especially liked the authors' personal stories and the four core shifts and four daily practices are going to be part of my stay at home routine for the foreseeable future.
The book talks about how your mindset plays a huge role in determining whether you are lucky or not. Most of us aren't born one way or the other, but rather have the ability to choose. How we control our thoughts decides whether we have a positive or negative experience. Honestly, I never thought that I was lucky in anything other than being hired by a great boss. I've never won the lottery and have entered and not won more contests than I can count. What I realized after reading this book was that I always had the thought that I wouldn't win, and when I didn't, it just reinforced my belief that I wasn't a lucky person.
The ides behind Conscious Luck are simple but require effort. Changing your thought process isn't easy, but I am working on the book's suggestions and who knows, in time I may see a positive change. I especially liked the authors' personal stories and the four core shifts and four daily practices are going to be part of my stay at home routine for the foreseeable future.
January 31, 2025
First, I'm highly dubious of anyone who's been highly successful by society's standard writing a book to tell others how to do the exact same thing. It feels MLM-y to me.
Nonetheless, if you overlook some of the hokeyness, this has many of the same principles I saw taught as gospel in the religion I was raised in but without a religious tone. Get clear on exactly what you want out of life and ask for it (be it asking God, the universe, some higher power, luck, whatever). Accept and expect that you are a person who deserves to have good things happen to you. Follow your intuition and take the opportunities that come to you. Practice serious gratitude for everything you can. This book does give the caveat that you shouldn't stuff negative emotions or experiences; you can experience those fully and also look for things to be grateful for (no toxic positivity). Get real and get healthy with your relationship to shame so it does not block you from experiencing all of the goodness in life.
So, even though some of this is hokey and dated, I generally agree with its message and am surprised even myself that I'd recommend this book. We're a pessimistic bunch by nature in our family. I think everyone in my family should read this, even my kids, when they're a little older. No joke, but they respond better to books telling them things than me, and I think they could use a book giving them permission to feel and expect to live a positive, lucky, whatever you want to call it, life. :)
Nonetheless, if you overlook some of the hokeyness, this has many of the same principles I saw taught as gospel in the religion I was raised in but without a religious tone. Get clear on exactly what you want out of life and ask for it (be it asking God, the universe, some higher power, luck, whatever). Accept and expect that you are a person who deserves to have good things happen to you. Follow your intuition and take the opportunities that come to you. Practice serious gratitude for everything you can. This book does give the caveat that you shouldn't stuff negative emotions or experiences; you can experience those fully and also look for things to be grateful for (no toxic positivity). Get real and get healthy with your relationship to shame so it does not block you from experiencing all of the goodness in life.
So, even though some of this is hokey and dated, I generally agree with its message and am surprised even myself that I'd recommend this book. We're a pessimistic bunch by nature in our family. I think everyone in my family should read this, even my kids, when they're a little older. No joke, but they respond better to books telling them things than me, and I think they could use a book giving them permission to feel and expect to live a positive, lucky, whatever you want to call it, life. :)
October 9, 2023
Recommended by a friend. Lots of good nuggets in it but not as well written as some of his other books.
When you realize you’ve fallen back into back luck patterns. Recommit to luck.
“I freely and joyfully commit to creating luck and abundant good fortune in my life, now and forever”
“I, name, make a sincere commitment to being lucky, now and forever”
When feelings of fear, discomfort, or self-ridicule come up, take a deep breath and acknowledge the part of you that’s trying to keep you safe, and assure it that you will be even safer- and happier- at the end of this process.
“That was then” “this is now”
Shame as a magnet for abundance. When love is sent to fill inwards. A vast field of richness has opened inside, and the inner richness attracted similar.
What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size. Carl Jung
Choose goals.
Deeply meaningful to you. Light you up and allow you to do what you most love to do. Beneficial to you and to other people at the same time
Important to create goals with altruistic intentions
Take time to clarify true aims and goals.
Take bold action.
Be open to the work around you. Unlucky people miss opportunities because they’re focused on achieving a specific thing.
Stay firmly rooted in your own center. Access your own intuition
Give to others.
Surround yourself with positive kind people who want to see you succeed
Feel grateful. Gratitude. Appreciation
When you realize you’ve fallen back into back luck patterns. Recommit to luck.
“I freely and joyfully commit to creating luck and abundant good fortune in my life, now and forever”
“I, name, make a sincere commitment to being lucky, now and forever”
When feelings of fear, discomfort, or self-ridicule come up, take a deep breath and acknowledge the part of you that’s trying to keep you safe, and assure it that you will be even safer- and happier- at the end of this process.
“That was then” “this is now”
Shame as a magnet for abundance. When love is sent to fill inwards. A vast field of richness has opened inside, and the inner richness attracted similar.
What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size. Carl Jung
Choose goals.
Deeply meaningful to you. Light you up and allow you to do what you most love to do. Beneficial to you and to other people at the same time
Important to create goals with altruistic intentions
Take time to clarify true aims and goals.
Take bold action.
Be open to the work around you. Unlucky people miss opportunities because they’re focused on achieving a specific thing.
Stay firmly rooted in your own center. Access your own intuition
Give to others.
Surround yourself with positive kind people who want to see you succeed
Feel grateful. Gratitude. Appreciation
June 1, 2020
Conscious Luck positively sparkles with its ebullient message of goodwill, empathy, and unity. I’m not a regular reader of self-help books, but this one delighted me over and over again with its remarkable real-life stories and sincere, novel, and refreshing reminders that life is not a zero-sum game, we are all in this together, kindness and mutual cooperation benefit everyone, and human beings, at our best, are really quite magnificent creatures.
There are so many things I loved about this book I can’t name them all here, but the discussion of the “Essence Pace,” and Cydney’s story are, all on their own, worth much more than the price of the book.
I wholeheartedly recommend Conscious Luck to everyone, but especially to those who are looking for reasons to be optimistic and to commit anew to positive thought and action in these fractious and difficult times. Conscious Luck is a book that unabashedly celebrates life. It demystifies the concept of “luck” and tells us exactly what to do to bring more good fortune into our lives. I’ll be dipping into it for renewed inspiration again and again.
There are so many things I loved about this book I can’t name them all here, but the discussion of the “Essence Pace,” and Cydney’s story are, all on their own, worth much more than the price of the book.
I wholeheartedly recommend Conscious Luck to everyone, but especially to those who are looking for reasons to be optimistic and to commit anew to positive thought and action in these fractious and difficult times. Conscious Luck is a book that unabashedly celebrates life. It demystifies the concept of “luck” and tells us exactly what to do to bring more good fortune into our lives. I’ll be dipping into it for renewed inspiration again and again.
May 26, 2023
I “read” this book via an audio version of the book and never have I went through a book so fast!
I don’t know why I was drawn to this book but it was recommended by an influencer. Listening via audio book made this book almost like a positive podcast to listen to each day.
To summarize the whole book, this book will teach you how to rewire the internal script that you have even carrying all these years and it allows you to see life, or the game of life in a different way.
If you are into self-development, manifestation and concepts taught by Gabby Bernstein and Tony Robbins, you will see similar elements discussed here such as radical gratitude and rewriting your story and creating new habits. Many of the concepts discussed are topics I’ve heard before but focused on changing your luck- which starts with our internal perception of ourselves as lucky or unlucky people.
I definitely actually learned a lot from this book and realized I have been carrying an unconscious story of me being lucky or needing to sacrifice to get to my goals and this completely changed everything.
If you are need of a perspective change, I would highly recommend this book!!
I don’t know why I was drawn to this book but it was recommended by an influencer. Listening via audio book made this book almost like a positive podcast to listen to each day.
To summarize the whole book, this book will teach you how to rewire the internal script that you have even carrying all these years and it allows you to see life, or the game of life in a different way.
If you are into self-development, manifestation and concepts taught by Gabby Bernstein and Tony Robbins, you will see similar elements discussed here such as radical gratitude and rewriting your story and creating new habits. Many of the concepts discussed are topics I’ve heard before but focused on changing your luck- which starts with our internal perception of ourselves as lucky or unlucky people.
I definitely actually learned a lot from this book and realized I have been carrying an unconscious story of me being lucky or needing to sacrifice to get to my goals and this completely changed everything.
If you are need of a perspective change, I would highly recommend this book!!
May 5, 2020
Having a very curious mind that loves to learn, I often pick up self-help books. This one certainly caught my eye with its catchy title. Who among us would not be interested in changing their luck?
Truth be told, there is nothing new or revolutionary here. You have no doubt heard that your thoughts determine your attitude, that you can change your thoughts, that your perception is your reality, that it's no coincidence that whatever you are looking for (good or bad) you will find it. Your past doesn't dictate your future, you should examine your values periodically, set goals and trust your intuition. Be mindful, Be positive. Be grateful. Show Appreciation. Experience and show joyfulness. Your perspective on life colors the enjoyment of that life. Changing your thoughts change your life.
I do give the co-authors extra points for their excitement and enthusiasm!
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Essential for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I appreciate the opportunity. Opinions expressed here are my own.
Truth be told, there is nothing new or revolutionary here. You have no doubt heard that your thoughts determine your attitude, that you can change your thoughts, that your perception is your reality, that it's no coincidence that whatever you are looking for (good or bad) you will find it. Your past doesn't dictate your future, you should examine your values periodically, set goals and trust your intuition. Be mindful, Be positive. Be grateful. Show Appreciation. Experience and show joyfulness. Your perspective on life colors the enjoyment of that life. Changing your thoughts change your life.
I do give the co-authors extra points for their excitement and enthusiasm!
My thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Essential for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I appreciate the opportunity. Opinions expressed here are my own.
March 15, 2020
Netgalley provided ARC for honest review::
I usually don’t read self-help books, but this one had my interest- who couldn’t use a little extra luck? And I’m so glad I took the time to read this little gem. I would consider this a fast read to help change your mind set and take control of your life.
The author gives easy nuggets to incorporate into your daily life for maximum change. On first reading it, you might think how something so small could help, but sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference. One example the author gave was the simple/ hard, say ‘yes’ (something I have to remind myself on a daily basis). It sounds simple but is incredibly hard, but worth the effort. By saying ‘yes’ we open our world and experiences, and double our luck. Highly recommend the read.
I usually don’t read self-help books, but this one had my interest- who couldn’t use a little extra luck? And I’m so glad I took the time to read this little gem. I would consider this a fast read to help change your mind set and take control of your life.
The author gives easy nuggets to incorporate into your daily life for maximum change. On first reading it, you might think how something so small could help, but sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference. One example the author gave was the simple/ hard, say ‘yes’ (something I have to remind myself on a daily basis). It sounds simple but is incredibly hard, but worth the effort. By saying ‘yes’ we open our world and experiences, and double our luck. Highly recommend the read.
February 5, 2022
We've all read many of the rise and grind books which can be beneficial. But what if you are grinding with something that has no value, doing a job that you don't like and there is now societal value?
I think we all want to do things that matter and sometimes that takes fortunate situations, you have to be in the right mindset at the right time. That can also be called luck.
There are some outstanding exercises in the book that make this book 5 stars in my mind. One, in particular, is to review your luck over time to evaluate when you were lucky and when you were not. This has brought some new revelations to me and made me ask if I was lucky in my twenties, why can't I be luckier in my 50's. Bottomline, luck is not a passive thing you can take action to make yourself luckier.
Recommend!
June 4, 2022
I want to listen to it again 😁
The book is amazing for shifting ones awareness to the positive side.
It askes you to
- Choose to be lucky
- Commit to being lucky
- Acknowledge that you have power and you can change your life and luck
- Release all blockages and barriers to good fortune and luck
- Let go of all patterns, fear, guilt, shame ...etc.
- Believe you are lucky
- Open up to receive luck
- Move out of your comfort zone
* try something new
* Be BOLD
* Take risk
* Ask for what you want
* Be spontaneous
* Do things you are afraid to do
BE OPEN TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU!
- Give to others without waiting for something in return
- Find you lucky tribe
- Learn to be in the right time the right place and DO SOMETHING about it!
- Be true to who you are
- Practice gratitude ALL THE TIME! even during crises :)
The book is amazing for shifting ones awareness to the positive side.
It askes you to
- Choose to be lucky
- Commit to being lucky
- Acknowledge that you have power and you can change your life and luck
- Release all blockages and barriers to good fortune and luck
- Let go of all patterns, fear, guilt, shame ...etc.
- Believe you are lucky
- Open up to receive luck
- Move out of your comfort zone
* try something new
* Be BOLD
* Take risk
* Ask for what you want
* Be spontaneous
* Do things you are afraid to do
BE OPEN TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU!
- Give to others without waiting for something in return
- Find you lucky tribe
- Learn to be in the right time the right place and DO SOMETHING about it!
- Be true to who you are
- Practice gratitude ALL THE TIME! even during crises :)
August 21, 2023
I'm rereading this book for the third time in six months. Working on getting it to stick in my brain and put all of it into practice. Well written and does not waste your time. Too the point without sounding like bullet points with no meat or explanation. The explanations are rich and pithy in story form that the human brain can remember.
Do I think the concepts work? Yes. I've seen enough to agree with the philosophy here. Will it magically change your life in an instant. No, you have to actually do the work and the book never lies about it. Luck requires action.
Is there sometimes where you can make all the luck in the world and a hurricane still hits, yes, but if you're working to create your own luck you're still in a better position to ride that storm than if you weren't creating luck. Luck is a state of mind that allows you to see the path and be brave enough to take it.
Do I think the concepts work? Yes. I've seen enough to agree with the philosophy here. Will it magically change your life in an instant. No, you have to actually do the work and the book never lies about it. Luck requires action.
Is there sometimes where you can make all the luck in the world and a hurricane still hits, yes, but if you're working to create your own luck you're still in a better position to ride that storm than if you weren't creating luck. Luck is a state of mind that allows you to see the path and be brave enough to take it.
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